Kyuho Lee, Kolon Vice Chairman, Steps Up Public-Private Cooperation at APEC Business Advisory Council

Sharing Agendas with the Ministry of Health and Welfare
Delivering the "Smarter and More Inclusive Healthcare Roadmap"

Kyuho Lee, Vice Chairman of Kolon Group, shared healthcare agendas and discussed public-private cooperation measures on March 24 with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).

Kyuho Lee, Vice Chairman and CEO of Kolon Group. Kolon Group

Vice Chairman Lee, who has served as the chair of the ABAC Biohealthcare Working Group, established last year, has been leading relevant discussions. At this meeting, he explained the achievements made over the past year and personally delivered the "ABAC Roadmap for Smarter and More Inclusive Healthcare," which was developed based on discussions with private-sector healthcare experts.

This roadmap redefines healthcare not simply as a cost but as a source of future growth and a strategic investment. It sets out core visions such as medical innovation through data, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence (AI); a sustainable system that ensures equity and accessibility; a medical supply chain and financial structure resilient to crises; and expanded cooperation among public and private sectors as well as between countries.

Vice Chairman Lee will continue to serve as ABAC co-chair this year and plans to discuss various cooperation measures with leaders from different economic sectors. As Korea assumes the chairmanship of the APEC Health Working Group starting this year, the plan is to strengthen the global competitiveness of the domestic biohealth industry through public-private partnerships in the healthcare sector.

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