"Dispatch of Domestic Medical Staff to Overseas Construction Sites" Hyundai Engineering & Construction Collaborates with Seoul St. Mary's Hospital

Medical Team Visits Iraq Karbala Refinery Construction Site
Promoting Health and Psychological Stability for Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Partner Overseas Workers

[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] Hyundai Engineering & Construction announced on the 20th that, in collaboration with the Catholic University Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, it will dispatch Korean medical staff directly to overseas construction sites for the first time in Korea.

Medical staff from Seoul St. Mary's Hospital will visit the Karbala oil refinery construction site in Iraq to promote the health improvement and psychological stability of workers, establish a cooperative medical system through exchanges with local hospital management, and share the achievements and experiences of K-quarantine.

Since 2014, Hyundai Engineering & Construction has been carrying out the oil refinery construction project in Karbala City, located 110 km southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, through a joint venture with Hyundai Engineering, GS Construction, and SK Construction.

Iraq is experiencing a spread of COVID-19, with about 4,000 new confirmed cases daily. Hyundai Engineering & Construction stated, "We are thoroughly implementing strict site quarantine and safety management, including temporary work stoppages (shutdowns) at the site, repatriation and rotational work of personnel from 26 countries including Koreans, maintaining a minimum workforce."

Hyundai Engineering & Construction and Seoul St. Mary's Hospital signed a business agreement in July to establish a mutual cooperation system for Hyundai Engineering & Construction and partner company employees staying in overseas countries where it is difficult to receive quality medical services, and have provided health consultation services to about 100 overseas site employees so far.

Through this dispatch of domestic medical staff to the local site, the on-site medical system will be re-examined and the service further developed.

By educating local medical staff working in the clinic operating on-site, the quality of medical services will be improved, and active protective measures for on-site personnel will be taken through face-to-face health consultations by domestic medical staff.

Professor Dong-geon Lee of Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, the representative of the dispatched medical staff, is recognized as a top expert in infectious diseases in immunocompromised patients in Korea and received the Minister of Science and ICT Award in April.

A Hyundai Engineering & Construction official said, "Following remote health consultation services, this dispatch of medical staff to the local site is expected to greatly help improve the health and psychological stability of overseas workers," adding, "We will continue to expand efforts to promote the health of overseas workers."

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