(MENAFN- Gulf Times) Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) and two South Korean hospitals have performed complex surgical procedures in Qatar as part of a collaboration to improve healthcare in the two countries, the South Korean embassy in Doha said.
Doctors from HMC, Asan Medical Centre (AMC), and Seoul St Mary's Hospital (SSMH) on Wednesday successfully completed one liver transplantation, one knee and one hip replacements, and three heart surgeries while breakout sessions were held a day before the actual procedures.
The embassy noted that the first case of living donor liver transplantation in Qatar was performed jointly by prominent South Korean doctor Dr Sung-Gyu Lee, president of Asan Healthcare System, and professor Hatem Khalaf, clinical lead of HMC liver transplant with both their teams.
South Korean ambassador Heung Kyeong Park expressed confidence that South Korea and Qatar will continue to expand their close medical co-operation in the coming years.
Park said the event forms part of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries in the field of healthcare and medical sciences signed in November 2014 during the official visit of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to South Korea.
The envoy added that this collaboration will direct available resources to healthcare professionals in Qatar and South Korea, paving the way for new and innovative patient care.
HMC is also looking forward to sharing ideas with Korean doctors and developing more ways to improve the healthcare it provides, HMC's deputy chief medical officer and director of medical education, Dr Abdullatif al-Khal said in a statement issued by the embassy.
He said they will continue to explore further co-operation with leading Korean healthcare systems.
Dr Minwon Lee, director general of South Korea's Global Health Care Bureau of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, echoed al-Khal's statement saying the collaboration between these world-renowned medical institutions will benefit patients in both nations.
A medical forum was also organised by HMC, Qatar's Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), and South Korean embassy in Doha on Wednesday in the presence of Dr al-Khal, Dr Lee, AMC director Dr Young-tak Kim, SSMH professor Dr Yongsik Kim, and ambassador Park.
The South Korean delegation also toured the HMC, watched some of the live procedures, and took part in several joint discussions and presentations with HMC staff.
Last updated: December 01 2016 09:54 PM
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