KOICA dispatches Korean medical experts to Uzbekistan
24/06/2021 11:11
KOICA dispatches Korean medical experts to Uzbekistan
24/06/2021 11:11
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On June 23, 2021 Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) dispatched a group of medical experts from Seoul National University Hospital to the National Children's Medical Center (NCMC) in Tashkent, with the goal of holding trainings and master classes for strengthening the capacity of pediatric medical personnel of the Center.
During June – September the Korean medical experts, specialized in major divisions of pediatrics (Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Anesthesiology, PICU/CCU), will conduct a total of 3 training courses for doctors and nurses of the NCMC, in such areas as: simulation education, pediatric surgery, open heart surgery, cardiovascular procedures by catheterization, management training etc.
The National Children's Medical Center in Tashkent was established with the funds from the Korea Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) and opened in October 2020. The competency enhancement project titled “Establishment of a Training Center for Capacity Building of Medical Personnel of the Uzbekistan National Children’s Hospital” (2018-2023/ 7.0 million US dollars) consists of: - Establishment of the Simulating Innovation Learning Center, equipped with state-of-the-art medical simulation equipment, - Establishment of a master plan for strengthening pediatric clinical competency, - Invitational trainings for medical personnel in Korea, and – Providing education locally through dispatch of pediatric specialists.
The NCMC is the only pediatric institution of its kind in Central Asia that specializes in high-tech medical services. The new medical facility is capable of performing over 5,000 complex and unique operations per year.
KOICA opened the Simulating Innovation Learning Center at the NCMC in December of 2020, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic, direct dispatch of experts to the Center was temporarily suspended, and the educational programs have been operated mainly via online mode. Nevertheless, while the number of severely ill children has increased rapidly since the opening of the NCMC, the need to strengthen the medical staff's capabilities was urgently raised, as the treatment of patients in major departments such as pediatric heart was not performed on a stable basis. Accordingly, after close consultation with Seoul National University Hospital and Uzbekistan National Children's Hospital, KOICA decided to dispatch medical staff to the field for three rounds of training during 2021.
On June 23, 2021, Seoul National University's four medical staff, headed by pediatric surgeon professor Kim Hyun-young will be dispatched for the first time to perform laparoscopy, CPR, nursing simulation training, pediatric surgery practice, pediatric emergency and nursing education. The purpose of this dispatch is primarily to hold trainings on the use of the state-of-the-art medical simulation equipment of the KOICA Simulating Innovation Learning Center at NCMC, impart the high-level clinical skills and train in-hospital tutors, to ensure the continuous enhancement and strengthening of local medical capacity after completion of the training as well. Korean specialists will perform 5 complex surgeries together with Uzbek specialists.
Furthermore, on July 1, 2021 a second delegation of 18 medical experts, headed by Professor Kim, Woong Han of Seoul National University's pediatric and thoracic surgery department, as well as representatives from pediatric thoracic surgery, pediatric heart, pediatric anesthesia, critical care patients, and pediatric nephrology fields, will be dispatched to the National Children’s Medical Center. The second team of medical staff and children's hospital cardiology surgeons will focus on practical education in the field of pediatric cardiac care, as well as intensive care practice and joint surgery for low-income critically ill children. Cardiac surgeons will work with Uzbek specialists to conduct 10 surgical operations in severe congenital heart abnormalities as well as cardiac catheterization for 10 children.
In particular, in the case of heart surgery for child patients included in the second training, there will be financial support from several domestic and foreign organizations such as the “Zamin” Foundation, an NGO that supports heart surgery for children in Uzbekistan, and the Lee Jong-wook Global Medical Center in Korea.
Ms. PARK Sunjin, Country Director of the KOICA Office in Uzbekistan, expressed her deep gratitude to the medical staff of Seoul National University Hospital, who decided to dispatch their experts for this field training despite the difficult situation of COVID-19. It is expected to contribute greatly to the strengthening of the medical staff's capacity at the National Children's Medical Center and the treatment of severely ill children.
The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was established as a government agency in 1991, is dedicated to providing grant aid programs of the Government of the Republic of Korea. KOICA endeavors to combat poverty and support the sustainable socio-economic growth of partner countries.
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