Korea Ocean Business Corporation Provides Free Wandering Detectors... "Preventing Missing Cases of Dementia and Developmental Disabilities"

(From left) Jang Jundong, Chairman of Busan Citizens Foundation; Kang Junseok, President of Busan Port Authority; Park Myungcheol, Head of Management Strategy Group at Busan Bank; Woo Cheolmun, Chief of Busan Police Agency; Kim Yangsu, President of Korea Marine Promotion Corporation; and Cheon Sangmyeong, Director of Busan Metropolitan Dementia Center, are posing for a commemorative photo at the recent wandering detection device business agreement signing ceremony.

The Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation announced on the 19th that it has signed a business agreement with five organizations in the Busan area to provide free distribution of wandering detection devices to prevent the disappearance of dementia patients and people with developmental disabilities in the Busan region.

Under this agreement, the corporation will distribute 140 wandering detection devices, which are location tracking devices, free of charge and support search efforts for missing persons.

The wandering detection device is a location tracker that links with the caregiver's smartphone (app) to allow real-time monitoring of the wearer's location information. It is essential equipment for dementia patients and people with developmental disabilities to enable quick discovery and safe return home in case of disappearance.

Three organizations?the Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation, BNK Busan Bank, and Busan Port Authority?provided the budget for purchasing the wandering detection devices, while the Busan Citizens Foundation and Busan Metropolitan Dementia Center were responsible for selecting recipients and distributing the equipment. The Busan Police Agency plans to actively utilize the wandering detection devices in search operations to improve work efficiency.

Kim Yang-su, President of the Korea Maritime Promotion Corporation, said, "Our corporation, based in Busan, will expand support and pay greater attention to vulnerable groups prone to disappearance in the local community through this social contribution project aimed at preventing the disappearance of dementia patients and people with developmental disabilities."

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