Four million dollars will cost a hospital to be built and equipped by KOICA at the regional department of San Pedro. This is the result of President Lugo¡¯s visit last June.

Korea International Cooperation Agency¡¯s President Mr. Park Dae Won, visited Paraguay yesterday.  He met with 87 volunteers assigned to Paraguay and visited INPRO, where one KOICA volunteer is working.  Also, he has met Minister of Children, Ms. Liz Torres.

The authority of the Korean Agency announced that an important cooperation from KOICA will consist of the construction of a hospital at the regional department of San Pedro.  This is the result of President Fernando Lugo¡¯s visit to Korea last June.

Park Dae Won had a tied agenda.  He met resident of the Congress, Mr. Enrique Gonzalez Quintana; Minister of the Technical Secretariat of Planning, Mr. Carlos Sanchez Leon; and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jorge Lara Castro.

After consulted about the request of construction of hospitals in the interior made by Lugo, he pointed out in process of negotiation.  It will be of about US$ 4 millions in building and equipment of a general hospital in San Pedro.  The exact location and its scope will be decided afterwards.

From its establishment, KOICA invested more than US$ 18 millions in non-reimbursable cooperation to favor Paraguayan development process.

The visitor dialogued with the Minister of Childhood, Ms. Liz Torres, about the future support fro the children in risk situation.

Park Dae Won visited the National Institute of Challenged People (INPRO) at around 11:00 hs yesterday.  KOICA supports INPRO through a volunteer who is specialized in especial education, Ms. Kim So Jin, who recently concluded a project of support that allowed the construction and habilitation of a children therapeutic facility and support to the early stimulation for children from 3 to 5 years old with several  types of pathologies.