Social Value Shines Amid COVID Crisis... Jasaeng Medical Foundation Publishes '2021 Social Contribution White Paper'

Park Jong-hoon, director of Ansan Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital, is visiting the home of a patriot to treat musculoskeletal disorders.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Jaseng Medical Foundation announced on the 14th that it published the '2021 Social Contribution White Paper' containing its social contribution activities from last year. Jaseng Medical Foundation made efforts to realize social value in various fields such as medical support, educational scholarships, and honoring independence activists amid the COVID-19 situation.

Last year, Jaseng Medical Foundation delivered COVID-19 prevention supplies including 62,600 masks and 4,000 hand sanitizers to vulnerable groups such as elderly living alone and people with disabilities. It also donated encouragement supplies to medical staff at screening clinics working on the front lines of quarantine and to soldiers stationed on Yeonpyeong Island, and participated in the Social Vaccine Campaign of the Community Chest of Korea by donating 20 million KRW, thereby conducting social contribution activities to overcome COVID-19.

They also delivered practical items to welfare-disadvantaged groups. In collaboration with the Seoul Social Welfare Council, they supported cold-weather clothing for elderly people collecting waste paper during the winter cold wave, planning to donate a total of 1,500 sets by 2023 with 500 sets each year. For female adolescents struggling to purchase hygiene products, a total of 450 boxes were delivered through the ‘Jaseng Angel Box Sharing Project.’ Each box contains about 380 sanitary pads, enough for one person to use for one year.

Cover of Jaseng Medical Foundation 2021 Social Contribution White Paper.

Scholarship projects were also actively carried out. The total number of beneficiaries of the ‘Hope Dream Scholarship,’ ‘Jaseng Global Scholarship,’ and ‘Do Dream Scholarship’ reached 485 as of last year. A total of 20.5 million KRW in scholarships was supported with funds raised from a bazaar held with donations from employees. Recently, Honorary Director Shin Junsik personally donated to launch the ‘Jaseng Shin Junsik Scholarship Project,’ worth about 120 million KRW annually, to support students dedicated to studying Korean medicine.

Great efforts were also made to support independence activists. Honorary Director Shin’s father, independence activist Cheongpa Shin Hyunpyo’s spirit is carried on to provide special respect to independence activists and their descendants. Starting with the ‘Traditional Korean Medicine Primary Care Physician for Living Patriots’ agreement signed with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, treatment for spinal and joint diseases worth 300 million KRW was provided to 100 descendants of independence activists. Additionally, the living environments of descendants of independence activists who returned to Korea after residing overseas were supported to help them establish stable independence domestically.

Shin Minsik, Chairman of the Social Contribution Committee of Jaseng Medical Foundation, said, “We are striving to fulfill our social responsibility in these difficult times due to COVID-19,” and added, “As the largest public interest Korean medicine medical foundation in Korea, Jaseng Medical Foundation will continue to practice sharing and encouragement throughout every corner of society to help our society become healthy and happy.”

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