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Memorial Project to Honor the late Dr Lee Jong-Wook

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Memorial Project to Honor the late Dr Lee Jong-Wook

  • Dr. LEE Jong-wook was the first Korean to lead an international organization (World Health Organization) and devoted his all life to improving the global health.
  • Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Project is a commemorative project to honor the spirit of Dr. Lee who said, “We must do the right things in the right places in the right way.”
Milestones
2009 ~ Present Presenting the Dr. LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health (annually)
2009 ~ Present Conducting the Dr. LEE Jong-wook Global Young Frontier Program to support promising global leaders in the healthcare sector (annually)
2009 ~ Present Opening and operating the memorial archive of Dr. LEE Jong-wook
2021 Publishing of the new Dr. LEE Jong-wook biography
2019 Organized Dr. LEE Jong-wook commemorative events (seminar, concert, lecture, etc.)
2014 Held an essay contest to celebrate the publication of Dr. LEE Jong-wook’s biography
2013 The WHO publishes Dr. LEE Jong-wook’s biography (Korean edition)
2012 The WHO supports the publishing of Dr. LEE Jong-wook’s biography (English edition)
Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health
Award Awarded during the World Health Assembly once a year
Eligibility
  • Awarded to a person or persons, an institution or institutions, a governmental or nongovernmental organization or organizations, who have made an outstanding contribution to public health
    ※ The Prize aims at rewarding work that has extended far beyond the call of normal duties, and it is not intended as a reward for excellent performance of duties normally expected of an official occupying a government position or of a governmental or intergovernmental institution.
Eligible Recommender
  • Any health ministry of the WHO Member States
  • Any former recipient of the Prize
    ※ Former/current WHO employees and Executive Board members are excluded from the nomination list
Selection
  • Chairperson of the Executive Board
  • A member elected by the Executive Board among its members
  • A representative of KOFIH
Related Site https://apps.who.int/gb/awards/e/Lee.html
Dr LEE Jong-wook Global Young Frontier Program
Goal Nurturing aspiring global leaders to emulate WHO Director-General, Dr LEE Jong-wook, and encouraging young men and women in Korea to pursue higher goals in the global stage
Description
  • Operating Dr. LEE Jong-wook Global Young Frontier Program Providing partial grants to those accepted to the WHO summer/winter internship so as to cover their expenses
Expected Effect Encouraging Korean talents to work in the international healthcare sector through the program fostering promising healthcare leaders such as Dr. LEE Jong-wook