HK Innoen Collaborates with Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Improve Medical Accessibility for Fishermen

Business Agreement Signed for 'Eobok Bus' Project for Fishermen
Continued Collaboration This Year Following Last Year

HK Innoen has signed a business agreement with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to promote the 'Eobok Bus (Fishing Village Welfare Service)' project, which provides welfare services to fishermen in island and fishing village areas. Photo by HK Innoen

HK Innoen announced on the 28th that it has signed a business agreement with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to promote the 'Eobok Bus (Fisheries Welfare Service)' project, which provides welfare services to fishermen in island and fishing village areas.

The agreement ceremony held on the 26th was attended by Kim Ki-ho, Executive Director of Strategic Support at HK Innoen, Song Myung-dal, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and officials from eight participating organizations.

The Eobok Bus project, led by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, provides welfare services such as medical, daily life, and administrative support to fishermen in island areas who face difficulties in traveling to urban centers. In the medical field, there is the 'Non-face-to-face Island Doctor' offering remote medical consultations and a 'Visiting Medical Service' to prevent occupational diseases among fishermen. In daily life, services such as hairdressing and bathing support are provided. In the administrative field, management-related labor and tax services for fishermen are offered.

Through the business agreement, HK Innoen plans to contribute funds to the remote medical service 'Non-face-to-face Island Doctor' project and promote volunteer activities by its employees.

Kwok Dal-won, CEO of HK Innoen, said, "We signed this business agreement to provide a more convenient medical service environment to residents of island areas who have difficulty receiving medical benefits," adding, "We plan to continuously promote activities to enhance medical accessibility in connection with the essence of pharmaceutical and bio companies."

Meanwhile, prior to this agreement, HK Innoen signed a business agreement with the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in July last year for the 'Non-face-to-face Island Doctor' project and contributed project funds. Through this project, from July to December last year, remote medical consultations were conducted for a total of 1,298 residents across 101 island areas, resulting in an improvement in medical accessibility by reducing the time required for medical service use per patient by approximately 11 hours and 12 minutes.

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