{"id":5098,"date":"2021-01-21T00:00:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/right23.cafe24.com\/en\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2024-06-27T16:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T07:39:24","slug":"interview-myongsei-sohn-chairman-of-the-board-of-directors-right-fund-no-reasons-to-reject-post-that-can-enhance-koreas-healthcare-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rightfoundation.kr\/en\/interview-myongsei-sohn-chairman-of-the-board-of-directors-right-fund-no-reasons-to-reject-post-that-can-enhance-koreas-healthcare-status\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Myongsei Sohn, Chairman of the Board of Directors, RIGHT Fund \u201cNo reasons to reject post that can enhance Korea\u2019s healthcare status\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5098\" class=\"elementor elementor-5098\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2eedcd7e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2eedcd7e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49938316\" data-id=\"49938316\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8bbd2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8bbd2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>20 January 2021<\/p><p>Published in the Korea Biomedical Review &amp; the Korean Doctors\u2019 Weekly<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4324d57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4324d57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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The organization has selected Sohn as the best man for the position.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Son has built his expertise in health policy and international health for nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>He has served in various positions, such as the president of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH), vice-chairman of the executive board of the World Health Organization (WHO), special assistant to the UNAIDS Program, member of the UNESCO\u2019s (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) International Bioethics Committee (IBC), president of the Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management, special advisor to the Minister of Health and Welfare, a member of the WHO International Health Regulations (IHR) Revision Committee, and a member of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future.<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cdbf2b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cdbf2b7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-182ee159\" data-id=\"182ee159\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fbb4af elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"37fbb4af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koreabiomed.com\/news\/articleView.html?idxno=10232\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Original Article<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2366dfc9\" data-id=\"2366dfc9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1baf0069 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1baf0069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en\/news\/\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">News List<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20 January 2021 Published in the Korea Biomedical Review &amp; the Korean Doctors\u2019 Weekly Former Yonsei University Professor Sohn Myong-sei, who served as director of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, has taken office as the second chairman of the Research Investment for Global Health Technology (RIGHT) Fund. 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