KOFIH-Korea Foundation for International Healthcare> Overseas Emergency Relief Project

KOFIH's overseas emergency relief project is carried out in accordance with the Korean government's Overseas Emergency Relief Act and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare Act. The Korean government dispatches the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) to overseas disasters caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, typhoons, cyclone, floods, etc. to help reduce damage, restore or save lives, and provide medical relief in the affected countries. To this end, KOFIH, together with the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the National Medical Center, organizes and dispatches the KDRT Emergency Medical Team (EMT), and conducts curriculum development operations to train and strengthen the capabilities of specialized personnel.


2023	Dispatching advance team of KDRT to earthquake-stricken areas in Turkey
2023	KDRT EMT achieved WHO-classified Type 1 Fixed status * Type 1 (Fixed) Status: 29 members can be self-sufficient and treat at least 100 outpatients a day for a minimum period of 14 days without assistance from the disaster-stricken country
2020 ~ Present	Development and operation of online training courses for overseas emergency relief health and medical personnel
2018	Dispatched medical support team (KDRT) for the collapse of Xepian-Xenamnoy Dam in Laos
2016 ~ 2019	Development and operation of an integrated training course for overseas emergency relief health and medical personnel
2015	Dispatching of medical support team (KDRT) to the earthquake-stricken areas in Nepal
2014	Dispatched medical support team (KDRT) to respond to the Ebola virus in Sierra Leone
2013	Dispatched medical support team (KDRT) to the typhoon-affected regions in the Philippines
2010	Dispatched medical support team (KDRT) and provided medical and relief supplies to the earthquake-affected regions in Haiti
2009	Provided training for emergency medical personnel in Ulaanbaatar and Hovsgol, Mongolia
2009~2015	Development and operation of basic and advanced training courses for overseas emergency relief health and medical personnel
2008	Provided medicine to the flood-stricken areas in Laos
2008	Dispatched medical support team (KDRT) to the cyclone-affected areas in Myanmar
2007	Provided emergency relief to the flood-stricken parts in North Korea
2006	Provided emergency support of medicines to Lebanon
2006	Provided medicines to the flood-stricken parts in North Korea

Healthcare Support for Overseas Emergency Relief


Goals	To strengthen the disaster response capability of KDRT EMT
Project Period	2009-Present
Details	Management and operation of the private medical pool of KDRT EMT Recruitment of private professional pool, management of registration information, support for advanced vaccinations (6 types of mandatory vaccinations, recommended by the WHO, yellow fever, rabies), etc. Operation of training courses for KDRT healthcare staff Participation in domestic and international training for international disaster response and international conferences (joint simulation training, training to install mobile clinic, WHO EMT Western Pacific Regional Meeting, etc.) Cooperation among ministries and agencies related to the KDRT Participation in the KDRT working-level and operational meetings, regular council meetings of KDRT medical team, etc.
Expected Effects	Nurturing KDRT EMT and strengthening its professional capacity to prepare for overseas missions Expanding international contribution through rapid and systematic emergency relief at the pan-government level in the event of an overseas disaster

What We Do

Overseas Emergency Relief Project