President Moon: "Government Efforts Bear Fruit for Vaccine Hub Nation... Another Opportunity"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in expressed his pleasure that the World Health Organization (WHO) has selected South Korea as a global bio workforce training hub, stating, "I am glad that the government's efforts to become a 'vaccine hub nation' have borne fruit."

On the 24th, President Moon stated through a social network service (SNS) message, "Our country has become a hub nation for education, training, and professional workforce development to enhance vaccine capabilities in developing countries."

President Moon explained that this selection as a workforce training hub is "the result of international recognition of our country's excellence in biopharmaceutical production capacity and educational infrastructure," adding, "It reflects the international community's evaluation of our government's leading contributions to overcoming the global health crisis by strengthening vaccine cooperation with various countries and organizations, including the Korea-US Global Vaccine Partnership."

He continued, "It will provide our youth with opportunities to receive world-class education and build human networks, and greatly help increase the recognition and trust of our bio companies, boosting overseas exports and the establishment of a vaccine production hub."

President Moon emphasized, "This is another opportunity for us," and stressed, "The government's goal of becoming one of the world's top five vaccine powers and a leading bio nation is becoming a reality."

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