Programs Overview

KOICA Global Cooperation Doctors are dispatched to developing countries to share Korea’s medical expertise, train local healthcare workers, support public health services, and improve the overall quality of medical care.

  • Healthcare training
  • Quality improvement
  • KOICA
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Basic Information
Duration of dispatch
2-year contract, renewable
Area of dispatch
Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, etc.
Dispatch by region
*2020-2025 data

8 contries

Asia
5
Middle East
0
Eastern Europe CIS
0
Africa
2
Central and South America
1
Oceania
0
Asia
 bangladesh    nepal  vietnam  fiji
Middle East
Eastern Europe CIS
Africa
 gana  tanzania
Central and South America
 bolivia
Oceania
Cumulative (remote) dispatch performance
Total dispatched personnel (on-site / remote, online)

82 personnel

2019
22
(22, 0)
2020
21
(21, 0)
2021
12
(12, 0)
2022
14
(14, 0)
2023
13
(13, 0)
Recruitment Overview
Selection
Once a year
Requirements
  • Licensed specialists or dentists; licensed Korean medicine doctors Physically and mentally fit for overseas medical work No disqualifications under Article 33 Strong English or local language proficiency Meets additional requirements requested by the host country
Entitlement
  • Domestic training: Travel bag, doctor’s gown, preparation materials Departure: Airfare, passport/visa processing, vaccinations, relocation costs Local activities: Salary, living allowance, housing, accident insurance, emergency medical support, health checkups, activity support Return: Airfare, relocation costs

* The support contents and items are subject to minor changes each year.

Recruitment Process
  • Document screening
  • General/technical interviews
  • Medical exam & host-country approval
  • Final selection
  • Training
  • Dispatch
Annual Recruitment Schedule
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