The World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Associations (World-OKTA) said on the 27th that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Yonsei Mirae Check-up Comprehensive Health Screening Center to support member health screenings.
Attending the signing ceremony were World-OKTA Chairman Park Jong-beom and Yonsei Mirae Check-up Chief Director Kim Hyeong-gon, as well as officials from both organizations.
Through the agreement, the two sides agreed to cooperate to support health management for World-OKTA members at home and abroad and to expand convenience in using medical services.
Based on this agreement, the two organizations plan to prepare practical cooperation measures, including guidance on health screening programs for World-OKTA members and the provision of medical service benefits.
The Yonsei Mirae Check-up Lifelong Health Promotion Center is a comprehensive health screening center of about 8,264㎡ (about 2,500 pyeong). It offers six major cancer screenings—stomach, colorectal, breast, cervical, liver and lung cancers—along with precision screenings for esophageal, pancreatic and prostate cancers, and examinations for major conditions such as cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases. It is equipped with specialized centers by field, including a radiology center, internal medicine and endoscopy center, laboratory medicine, family medicine, occupational and environmental medicine, dermatology, and urology, and operates with the latest medical equipment for meticulous interpretation of screening results.
In particular, it has a special referral system with Severance Hospital, Gangnam Severance Hospital and Yongin Severance Hospital. It has also established a network of partner hospitals with major medical institutions such as Seoul National University Hospital, Samsung Medical Center, Chung-Ang University Hospital and Asan Medical Center.
Chairman Park Jong-beom said, "World-OKTA members active around the world are a valuable asset expanding Korea's economic territory in each country," adding, "With this agreement, we hope to lay the groundwork for members to receive more systematic health management services when they visit Korea."
Yonsei Mirae Check-up Chief Director Kim Hyeong-gon said, "We will actively support World-OKTA members so they can receive professional health screening services in spacious and comfortable facilities," adding, "Going forward, we will continue to cooperate with World-OKTA to improve members' health management and medical services."
Meanwhile, World-OKTA is also reviewing linkage possibilities, including signing an MOU with Yongin Severance Hospital, to expand support for member health management.