First Lady Kim Jung-sook Visits National Rehabilitation Center with Uzbek President's Wife

Attended Demonstration of Electric Wheelchair Rear Camera Module... Experience with Smart Glove and Smart Board

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the 17th, First Lady Kim Jung-sook, wife of President Moon Jae-in, visited the National Rehabilitation Center with Mrs. Mirziyoyeva, wife of the President of Uzbekistan.

The National Rehabilitation Center, established in 1986, is the only national rehabilitation institution in Korea. It operates a rehabilitation research institute and a health screening center for people with disabilities, assisting elderly disabled individuals and children who require specialized rehabilitation treatment.

On that day, First Lady Kim Jung-sook listened to explanations about various customized assistive devices through a demonstration of the ‘Electric Wheelchair Rear Camera Module,’ proposed and created by electric wheelchair user Shin Sang-kyung.

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First Lady Kim Jung-sook and Mrs. Mirziyoyeva also experienced the ‘Smart Glove’ and ‘Smart Board,’ which help with hand and arm rehabilitation.

The Blue House explained, "They observed demonstrations by researchers involved in the design and production of Korean-made assistive devices such as walking training robots and walking assistance robots, developed through collaboration between domestic companies and the National Rehabilitation Center."

A representative of the National Rehabilitation Center stated, "With the expansion of cooperation in the rehabilitation field, many disabled people in both countries will be able to have new hope."

First Lady Kim Jung-sook expressed her gratitude for the efforts of the National Rehabilitation Center, which contributes to improving quality of life through ‘open manufacturing.’

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