Kingdom, South Korea sign deal to train doctors, healthcare staff

The King Hamad University Hospital (KHUH) has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean DanKook University Hospital focusing on training, exchanging health expertise.  Supreme Council for Health (SCH) President Lieutenant-General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa sealed the deal with Health and Social Care Deputy Minister Noh Hongin and DanKook University Hospital medical director Park Woo-sung.

Present were  Consultant Otolaryngologist Professor Hesham Youssef Ali, KHUH director Dr. Hani Faris, administrative and medical staff and the South Korean delegation. Lt Gen Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa welcomed the South Korean delegation, currently in Bahrain to take part in the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage (JLN).

The South Korean delegation visited the King Hamad University Hospital and the Bahrain Oncology Centre and reviewed the medical network (HOPE) which aims at coordinating services between different sections. The bilateral trade between Bahrain and South Korea has already reached $755 million, according to South Korean Ambassador Koo Hyunmo.

“Bahrain was renowned for its culture of openness and tolerance as well as its economic prosperity, as it is widely known by its nickname the ‘Pearl of the Gulf ’ by Koreans,” he had recently said. Mr Hyunmo highlighted the strong economic relations between both countries in several fields, such as construction, energy, oil, chemical products, automobiles and heavy equipment.

He also underlined the latest fields of cooperation such as health, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), and the environment. “All these bilateral economic agreements will serve as a form of ‘highway’ on which people of the two countries cooperate and facilitate their business.”

The Ambassador also encouraged the new Korean generations to consider Bahrain as an ideal destination and a perfect starting point to the Middle East, quoting that Bahrain has been ranked as one of the best places for expatriates and foreign entrepreneurs to live and do business.