Lee Wang-jun, chairman of Myongji Hospital in northwestern Seoul, has been elected president of the Worldwide Hospital Federation (IHF), turning into the second Korean to steer the worldwide group, which represents hospitals and healthcare associations.
The Korean Hospital Affiliation introduced Tuesday that Lee was chosen through the IHF’s forty eighth World Hospital Congress held in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday (native time). His two-year time period will run from 2027 to 2029. Till then, he’ll serve within the federation’s six-year govt management cycle, a decision-making group consisting of present, former and incoming presidents.
Based in 1929 and headquartered in Geneva, the IHF is a nonprofit group representing greater than 30,000 hospitals and 70 nationwide hospital associations worldwide. It additionally serves as an official accomplice of the World Well being Group. Korea joined the federation in 1966, and Kim Kwang-tae served as the primary Korean to function IHF president from 2013 to 2015.
Lee pledged to extend participation in Asia and Africa, stating that he wished to make the federation “a very inclusive and globally numerous group.” He additionally mentioned that he would strengthen worldwide collaboration on sustainability, digital healthcare and synthetic intelligence.
The IHF’s subsequent World Hospital Congress is about to happen in Seoul in October 2026. Lee described this as “a chance to showcase Korea’s innovation and resilience in healthcare to the world.”
Lee is thought for reviving a bankrupt hospital through the 1997 monetary disaster and has led Myongji Hospital since 2009, steering responses to H1N1, MERS and COVID-19 outbreaks.
