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RoK companies to provide Vietnamese language-based medical information sharing platform

KT, the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s largest telecom company, will work with Dong-A ST, a Korean pharmaceutical company, to develop a Vietnamese language-based medical information platform, KT announced on June 14.
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Seoul (VNA) – KT, the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s largest telecomcompany, will work with Dong-A ST, a Korean pharmaceutical company, to developa Vietnamese language-based medical information platform, KT announced on June14.

Accordingly, Dong-A ST will create a new medical educationcontent so that Vietnamese medical workers can learn about the RoK’s medicaltechnology.

Dong-A ST is currently operating a platform called"Mediflix," which provides various types of content such as medicalknow-how, patient experience, and latest trends in treating diseases. Users canalso watch lecture videos through its online live transmission service.

Through the new platform set to be released in July,Vietnamese users can watch replays of offline seminars, attend online lectures,and receive advice from instructors. KT is also considering hosting jointseminars with Vietnamese hospitals using the platform.

The telecom company has formed an advisory group consistingof medical staff from five Korean hospitals. The group will come up withcurriculums and participate in producing lectures and distributing content.

At the 2023 Korea-Vietnam Medical AI and DX CooperationForum held in Hanoi on June 9, KT introduced this medical education platform toattract the attention of Vietnamese medical staff.

In April 2022, this company signed an agreement with amedical school in Hanoi to carry out the proof of concept (PoC) demonstrationof a remote medical service platform for patients with chronic diseases. Thecompany is also working with HurayPositive, a Korean digital healthcarecompany, to cooperate in the telemedicine business in Vietnam. Throughtelemedicine services, doctors can provide healthcare for patients living inremote areas./.
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