Jasaeng Medical Foundation Provides Traditional Korean Medicine Volunteer Service for Elderly Farmers in Yeongdong-gun, Chungbuk

Medical staff at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine are examining elderly farmers who visited the temporary clinic.
[Photo by Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Jaseng Medical Foundation announced on the 17th that it conducted traditional Korean medicine medical volunteer services for 150 elderly farmers in Yeongdong, Chungbuk.

Medical staff and employees from Gangnam, Daejeon, and Bundang Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospitals participated in this volunteer service. The volunteer group set up a temporary clinic at Hwanggan Elementary School, conducted medical interviews and health consultations, and then provided traditional Korean medical services such as acupuncture treatment and herbal medicine prescriptions.

In particular, this medical volunteer service provided practical help to elderly farmers who are prone to musculoskeletal disorders. Yeongdong County is classified as an area at risk of extinction due to aging. Accordingly, Jaseng Medical Foundation is visiting rural areas nationwide during the winter, when musculoskeletal disorders tend to worsen, to offer warm support to elderly farmers.

Park Byung-mo, Chairman of Jaseng Medical Foundation, said, "I hope this medical volunteer service has been of practical help to farmers who are busy preparing for farming even in winter for next year's crops," adding, "As the year-end approaches, we will expand opportunities for visiting medical volunteer services to ensure that even one more farmer stays healthy."

Jaseng Medical Foundation has been actively resuming medical volunteer activities that had slowed down due to COVID-19 social distancing measures being eased. In July, they conducted relay medical volunteer services from Incheon to Jeju, caring for over 300 elderly patients with musculoskeletal disorders, and in September, they visited Goesan, Chungbuk, to provide traditional Korean medical volunteer services for farmers suffering from flood damage. They are also actively carrying out various social contribution activities such as education and scholarship projects and material support.

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