Meeting with Singapore's Minister of Social Welfare, Oh Discusses Smart Healthcare

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon is touring the Seoul promotional center installed in the Marina Bay Sands Convention Hall on the afternoon of the 31st (local time) together with Desmond Lee, Singapore's Minister for National Development. (Photo by Seoul City Joint Press Corps)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyemin] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who is visiting Singapore to attend the World Cities Summit (WCS), will meet with key Singapore government ministries on the 1st to initiate exchange and cooperation in core policy areas such as healthcare.

On the same day at 2:30 PM and 4:30 PM local time, Mayor Oh will hold meetings at the minister's office with Ong Ye Kung, Minister of Health, and Tay Choon Hong, CEO of the Health Promotion Board under the Ministry of Health, to discuss public smart healthcare policy measures.

The public smart healthcare policy "Sonmok Doctor 9988," launched by Seoul City in November last year and currently used by 50,000 people, is based on Singapore's "LumiHealth." LumiHealth is a healthcare program utilizing the Apple Watch, initiated in 2020 through collaboration between Apple and Singapore's Health Promotion Board. It awards points based on health activities such as walking, which can be redeemed for health foods and exercise equipment.

The city is promoting "Sonmok Doctor 9988," which lends smart bands to Seoul citizens aged 19 to 64 and links them with a mobile app to assist in health management. Since its launch last November under the name "On Seoul Health On," the name was changed this month for more intuitive communication of its purpose.

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