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South Korea commits USD $4.5 M to NCD funding in WHO Western Pacific Region

18.10.2011 14:38

South Korea commits USD $4.5 M to NCD funding in WHO Western Pacific Region

 

Last week, CEO Johanna Ralston spoke to Health Ministers about the burden of NCDs.


Seoul's Vice Minister for Health and Welfare, Choi Won Young, announced that his government is pledging an additional US$4.5 million (HK$35.1 million) over five years for prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases and for drugs needed after disasters.

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