The NEAR Secretariat signed a memorandum of understanding, MOU, on cooperation with the Gyeongsangbuk-do Pohang Medical Center in Korea on October 21.

At the Pohang Medical Center, located in Pohang, Korea, NEAR Secretary General Kim Ok-chae and head of the Pohang Medical Center Ham In-suk signed an MOU aimed at exchange regarding the healthcare of the NEAR Secretariat staff and exchange and cooperation with NEAR members in the health sector through mutual cooperation between the two entities. 

The Pohang Medical Center was established to contribute to the improvement of the health of citizens and medical development of the region in accordance with medical law and an ordinance of Gyeongsangbuk-do. It has been gaining the favor of the local community since it recently introduced up-to-date equipment for health check-ups.