KOFIH Ghana Office

Twenty years after the passing of Dr LEE Jong-wook, his legacy continues to improve lives in communities where access to healthcare matters most.

In Abutia Kpota, in the Volta Region, the Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Health Centre welcomes mothers seeking maternal care, patients in need of quality healthcare, and health workers dedicated to saving lives every single day.

Guided by the values of the man who spent 23 years at the World Health Organization leading global efforts against polio, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS, KOFIH continues to support governments in improving access to healthcare.

Today, we remember his life, his service, and the enduring impact of his vision.

🌸 Leave a flower in remembrance: https://www.drljw20.org/en/remember.php

The first Korean Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr LEE Jong-wook, devoted his life to fighting polio, tuberculosis, and AIDS, and to ensuring that health is a right for all people, everywhere.

Ahead of the side event at the 79th World Health Assembly today to honour his legacy, it is a great honour to have the South Korean President Lee Jae-myung pay tribute to Dr LEE Jong-wook, pledging that Korea will continue to strengthen global health.

🔗 Read the tribute from President Lee Jae-myung: https://n.news.naver.com/article/001/0016087676?sid=100

🔗 Read the story from KOFIH President Il So-Ha on KOFIH's contributions to global health: https://www.docdocdoc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=3039268

At KOFIH Ghana, we are proud to carry forward his vision to strengthen health systems and deepen partnerships across Ghana.

You are also invited to visit our memorial website dedicated to his life and legacy, and to add your own tribute in honour of a man who dedicated everything to the health of humanity.

🔗 https://www.drljw20.org/en/

Nurses show up through long hours and high-pressure moments, Every Single Day, to care for and stabilise patients.

On this International Nurses Day, KOFIH Ghana celebrates their commitment, resilience, and dedication to ensuring everyone receives .

We remain committed to investing in and empowering nurses to build a health system that leaves no one behind.

General health system strengthening begins at the community level with the first responder, the call that gets through, and the help that arrives in time.

The KOFIH Ghana team visited the National Ambulance Service, Ghana to share findings from the feasibility study results on our Emergency Medical Service-Centered Health System Strengthening project in the Oti and Volta Regions.

Together with the CEO, his deputy, and their team, we outlined key areas of collaboration to ensure our project design makes a tangible impact on emergency medical services.

We remain committed to providing for Ghanaians, grounded in the right systems, partnerships, and conversations at the right time.

Some people live their lives determined to leave the world better than they met it, and KOFIH's dearest Dr LEE Jong-wook is proof of that.

Born into a Korea torn by war and growing up a refugee, he spent his life showing up for the world's most vulnerable, long before he became the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Scan through his journey, and you will understand why KOFIH keeps working to ensure everyone receives .

Legacies are meant to grow, and for 20 years, Dr LEE Jong-wook's legacy keeps contributing to .

The first Korean to lead an international organization and the 6th Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr LEE Jong-wook devoted his life to fighting for better healthcare for everyone, everywhere.

His belief that "we must do the right thing, in the right place, in the right way" was not just something he said but something he lived by.

Two decades on, that belief is still the foundation of everything the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) does.

This video is our tribute to his dedication and leadership, a reflection on the legacy he left behind, and a look at the future of global health his vision continues to shape.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yONcJG6suE4&t=327s

The Man of Action Dr LEE Jong-wook, 20 years of Global Health Legacy "20 Years of Global Health, A Better Tomorrow through Solidarity and Cooperation"Video commemorating the 20th anniversary of Dr. Lee Jong-wook's passing