SEOUL,
Sept. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and its top university have agreed to provide
support for modernizing medical services and education provided by their counterparts
in Laos, the Seoul government said Friday.
A
memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation was signed by the Seoul
National University and Laos' state-run medical college, under which the South
Korean school's medical college and hospital will provide their Laotian
counterparts with various support, including free training programs, according
to the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The
agreement was signed on the sidelines of a summit between South Korean
President Park Geun-hye and her Laotian counterpart Bounnhang Vorachith. Park
is currently on a visit to Laos for the G20 summit.
Under the
new agreement, the Seoul National University's college of medicine and
university hospital will invite school faculty and hospital staff from their
Laotian counterparts for free training programs here, while they will also
dispatch their medical personnel to work as special medical advisors in Laos.
In a
separate MOU signed by the countries' health ministries, the South Korean
government also agreed to provide support for developing Laos' medical sector,
as well as enhancing the country's disease control and prevention capabilities.
Meanwhile,
the government said it has invited four Laotian children to South Korea for
free medical treatment of their physical disabilities or injuries that is
currently unavailable in Laos.
The four
included a boy who suffered severe bite wounds to his face by a dog, the
ministry said.
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