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| On July 18, North Korea’s National Science and Technology Committee (NSTC) posted an article about research and development of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on the “Mirae” website. The article claimed the NSTC had begun clinical trials on a substance that could be a potential vaccine at the beginning of July. (Photo by=Daily NK) |
[아시아뉴스통신=레악카나 기자] A medical professor known for active involvement in inter-Korean exchanges in public health has been elected as South Korea's new Red Cross chief, sources said Tuesday. Shin Hee-young, a professor at Seoul National University's medical school, will serve as head of the Korea Red Cross for three years, according to the sources.
The decision was made at a Red Cross meeting earlier in the day and has to be endorsed by President Moon Jae-in. Shin will replace Park Kyung-seo, who led the organization since 2017. Born in 1955, Shin currently serves as head of the Institute for Health and Unification Studies, a body under Seoul National University dedicated to research on cooperation between the two Koreas in the medical sector.
The Korea Red Cross has spearheaded cross-border exchange in humanitarian areas, including providing assistance to the North and arranging reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War.
