Chung-Ang University Hospital Resumes Medical Volunteer Activities in Vietnam After 4 Years

The medical volunteer group from Chung-Ang University Hospital is conducting medical volunteer activities in the Quang Ngai Province of Vietnam.
[Photo by Chung-Ang University Hospital]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwanju] Chung-Ang University Hospital has resumed overseas medical volunteer work that was halted due to COVID-19 and visited Vietnam for the first time in four years.

The Chung-Ang University Hospital medical volunteer team announced on the 16th that from the 9th to the 13th, they conducted medical volunteer activities for local residents in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam.

The volunteer team was composed of 17 members, including Professor Seo Ji-hyun from the Department of Gastroenterology as the head, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and students from Chung-Ang University's medical, nursing, and pharmacy departments.

Through this medical volunteer activity, approximately 1,600 local residents received treatment in internal medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, and family medicine, and necessary medications were provided through basic health checkups.

Additionally, Chung-Ang University Hospital donated medical equipment worth 40 million KRW to Quang Ngai Women's and Children's Hospital for immediate use in clinical settings.

Hong Chang-kwon, Director of the Medical Center, said, "We are pleased to resume medical volunteer activities that were suspended due to the spread of COVID-19. The donated medical equipment includes devices used for women's examinations and the transport and treatment of critically ill patients. We hope these will be well utilized in clinical practice to improve the quality of medical care and increase patient satisfaction at the hospital."

Since 2009, Chung-Ang University Hospital, together with Doosan Vina, the local subsidiary of Doosan Heavy Industries in Vietnam, has supported annual local medical volunteer work and treatment for patients with severe diseases in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam. Until 2019, before the suspension due to COVID-19, a total of 25,881 local Vietnamese residents received medical treatment through volunteer activities, and a total of 91 surgeries were performed, including surgeries conducted locally in Vietnam and those transferred to Korea.

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