Pres. Moon's WHA speech to further promote 'K-Quarantine' model
- 4 years ago
文대통령 WHA 기조연설 현직 韓대통령으로는 처음... K-방역 국제표준화 시동
President Moon Jae-in is set to become the first sitting South Korean president to make a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly in less than an hour from now.
His speech tonight will serve as an opportunity for South Korea to share with the rest of the world its COVID-19 prevention model based on preemptive testing and detailed contact tracing.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
Attended by delegations from all WHO member states, the annual meeting determines WHO policies, reviews its budget, and most importantly, discusses a specific health agenda set by the Executive Board.
For this year, the topic is, unsurprisingly, the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to President Moon over the phone in early April, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom asked President Moon to be the keynote speaker for this year's World Health Assembly.
He praised Seoul's COVID-19 response and stressed that it's important for Moon to share South Korea's experience in tackling COVID-19... and encourage a comprehensive approach to deal with the outbreak.
It's the first time that a sitting South Korean President will deliver a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly.
President Kim Dae-jung spoke at the venue in 2004, but that was as a former president.
President Moon's keynote speech at the WHA is a good opportunity for South Korea to promote its so-called "K-Quarantine" model.
It's based on swift and aggressive testing, detailed contact tracing, quarantine and treatment.
Seoul hopes to make it a new international standard that can be used by other countries when dealing with epidemics.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.
President Moon Jae-in is set to become the first sitting South Korean president to make a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly in less than an hour from now.
His speech tonight will serve as an opportunity for South Korea to share with the rest of the world its COVID-19 prevention model based on preemptive testing and detailed contact tracing.
Oh Jung-hee reports.
The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization.
Attended by delegations from all WHO member states, the annual meeting determines WHO policies, reviews its budget, and most importantly, discusses a specific health agenda set by the Executive Board.
For this year, the topic is, unsurprisingly, the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking to President Moon over the phone in early April, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom asked President Moon to be the keynote speaker for this year's World Health Assembly.
He praised Seoul's COVID-19 response and stressed that it's important for Moon to share South Korea's experience in tackling COVID-19... and encourage a comprehensive approach to deal with the outbreak.
It's the first time that a sitting South Korean President will deliver a keynote speech at the World Health Assembly.
President Kim Dae-jung spoke at the venue in 2004, but that was as a former president.
President Moon's keynote speech at the WHA is a good opportunity for South Korea to promote its so-called "K-Quarantine" model.
It's based on swift and aggressive testing, detailed contact tracing, quarantine and treatment.
Seoul hopes to make it a new international standard that can be used by other countries when dealing with epidemics.
Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News.