Soonchunhyang University Central Medical Center Cambodia Project Team Awarded Cambodian Royal Order

Contribution to the Capacity Building Project of Anduong Hospital Otolaryngology Department

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Soonchunhyang University Central Medical Center announced on the 22nd that the ENT capacity-building project team of Cambodia Andoung Hospital was awarded the Cambodian Royal Order.

This project is a Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) initiative, which has invested 8 million dollars since 2018 to establish a specialized ENT ward within Cambodia Andoung Hospital, including equipment support and capacity building for medical staff.

Soonchunhyang Medical Center, as the executing agency, provided professional medical consultation on hospital design and medical equipment selection, and offered direct consulting to assist hospital operations such as strengthening the capabilities of ENT medical staff, establishing a nursing department, and creating an infection control team at Andoung Hospital.

Accordingly, the Cambodian government awarded medals to key personnel of the Soonchunhyang project team, including Team Leader Yoo Byungwook and Nursing Director Yoo Mijong (Seoul Hospital), and International Project Team Leader Kim Yonghyun. Including the medal received by Medical Center Director Seo Yoosung at the hospital opening ceremony in March, a total of eight medals were awarded for a single project at one institution.

Kim Yonghyun, International Project Team Leader, said, “Receiving such medals for something that should naturally be done increases our sense of responsibility,” and added, “Soonchunhyang will continue to fulfill its social responsibility for the development of partner countries in accordance with its founding philosophy of love for humanity.”

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