Jasaeng Medical Foundation Supports Traditional Korean Medicine for Veterans and Residents Visiting Yeonpyeong Island After '12 Years of Bombardment'

Shin Min-sik, Chairman of the Social Contribution Committee of Jaseng Medical Foundation, is conducting medical interviews with residents of Yeonpyeongdo.
[Photo by Jaseng Medical Foundation]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] Jaseng Medical Foundation announced on the 24th that it conducted traditional Korean medicine volunteer medical services focusing on spinal and joint health for 150 people, including national veterans and residents of Yeonpyeongdo, in collaboration with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Yeonpyeongdo shelling.

Seong Min-sik, Chairman of the Social Contribution Committee of Jaseng Medical Foundation (Director of Jamsil Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospital), Lee Je-bok, Director of Incheon Veterans Office, along with medical staff and employees from Gangnam, Bucheon, and Jamsil Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospitals totaling 17 people participated. The volunteer group opened a temporary clinic at the Yeonpyeong General Hall on Yeonpyeongdo, conducted customized medical interviews for each patient, and provided traditional Korean medical services such as acupuncture treatment and herbal medicine prescriptions.

This medical support is part of Jaseng Medical Foundation’s social contribution activities aimed at establishing a social atmosphere that honors war veterans and ensures that national veterans who dedicated themselves to the country are not forgotten. Jaseng Medical Foundation previously visited Yeonpyeongdo to provide medical volunteer services in 2010, immediately after the Yeonpyeongdo shelling, and again in 2015. Additionally, it has actively continued social contribution activities for national veterans, including providing medical support worth 300 million KRW through Jaseng Korean Medicine Hospitals and Clinics nationwide for 100 Korean War veterans.

Chairman Shin said, "We planned this traditional Korean medicine volunteer medical service together with the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs for the residents of Yeonpyeongdo who suffer from a lack of medical infrastructure," adding, "Although 12 years have passed since the Yeonpyeongdo shelling, I hope this has served as another form of healing for the local residents who still carry the pain of that day."

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