Yoon Suk-yeol: "Expanding Mobile Remote Medical Care in Military Remote Areas... To Be Used When Soldiers Show Abnormal Symptoms"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Naju-seok] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, promised on the 16th to expand mobile remote medical services to military outposts. This aims to enable soldiers working in areas with poor medical infrastructure to receive treatment using remote medical systems and to ensure immediate initial response in case of emergencies.

On this day, Candidate Yoon announced as the 11th pledge of his "Heart-Throbbing Pledges" that he would "expand the 'remote' medical treatment system to frontline units."

Yoon's policy headquarters explained, "'Mobile' remote medical services differ from booth-type 'fixed' systems by utilizing LTE communication networks to transmit patient status information between emergency sites and during transport, and enable real-time sharing of patient conditions with medical staff through multi-party video calls for prompt response."

Yoon's camp stated, "Under the current administration, due to a lack of cooperation between the Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Ministry of Health and Welfare regarding the 'Soldier Health Project,' efforts to establish remote medical treatment systems in frontline units have stalled," adding, "Candidate Yoon plans to use remote medical systems to protect the health of soldiers stationed in remote areas who experience sudden symptoms such as high fever, and to enable immediate initial response in emergencies."

Yoon said, "Reflecting the demands of frontline soldiers, we will develop improved equipment (miniaturized and lightweight), and actively promote SOC projects composed of mobile remote medical video equipment, medical devices, and communication equipment (LTE/5G/satellite communication). We will expand the national responsibility to guarantee the health rights of our soldiers not only on land and sea but also in deployed units."

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