US$4 million in Korean tech for preventing infectious disease outbreaks

The government of the Republic of Korea has forecast a budget of around US$4 million in additional assistance to Laos from 2019-2023 to improve information technology in preventing the spread of infectious diseases.
A signing ceremony for the assistance took place on Friday in Vientiane between Deputy Director General of the Department of Communicable Diseases Control of the Ministry of Health, Dr Sisavath Soutthaniraxay, Executive Vice President of Korea Telecom (KT), Ms Hea-Jeang Yun and Country Representative of Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) Laos Office, Mr Juwang Baik.

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