"Preparing for 10 Years of Healthy Aging" NHIS Holds International Forum with WHO

The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) announced that it held an international forum until the 22nd in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote the global agenda formation and international cooperation for the UN-designated "Decade of Healthy Ageing" plan. Approximately 200 participants from 18 countries around the world attended the forum.

As a single insurer operating both health insurance and long-term care insurance for the elderly, the NHIS planned this international forum in its capacity as a global partner of WHO.

Group photo of Gongdan Chairman Jeong Gi-seok (center) and participants of the 2023 International Forum

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, stated, "The NHIS is an excellent institution that demonstrated exemplary insurer roles to the world during the spread of COVID-19," adding, "It is meaningful to jointly hold an international forum with the NHIS for a deep reflection on the Decade of Healthy Ageing."

Jung Ki-suk, Director of NHIS, said, "Healthy ageing is a concept for living a healthy and good life in old age, and in the current situation where the whole world is experiencing rapid aging, efforts to achieve healthy ageing are no longer a task that can be postponed," emphasizing, "We plan to strengthen and support the role of our NHIS so that efforts for healthy ageing can be established not only in Korea but globally."

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