Jeonnam Dairy Farmers Support Medical Expenses at Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital for 13 Years

6 Million Won Donated... Total Annual Donations Reach 69 Million Won

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Dairy farmers in the Jeonnam region donated medical expense sponsorship funds to Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital. This donation has continued for 13 years since 2011, with a total of 69 million KRW donated to date.

According to Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital on the 15th, recently, Park Chungnam, president of the ‘Nagnongyeon Ilsacheonrihoe,’ a social gathering of dairy farmers in the Jeonnam region, and its members visited the hospital to deliver 6 million KRW in medical expense sponsorship funds.

‘Nagnongyeon Ilsacheonrihoe,’ consisting of 17 members engaged in dairy farming in Yeongam, Haenam, Naju, and other areas of Jeonnam, has donated 5 million KRW annually to Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital since 2011.

Since 2019, they have increased the amount by 1 million KRW to donate 6 million KRW annually, making the total sponsorship amount donated to date 69 million KRW.

These sponsorship funds are planned to be used to support medical expenses for economically disadvantaged cancer patients.

President Park Chungnam said, “The medical expense sponsorship, which began to help pediatric cancer patients, has continued for 13 years,” and added, “We will strive to deeply convey the necessity of such donation activities to the second generation of dairy farmers who inherit the family business.”

Hospital Director Jeong Yongyeon expressed, “We sincerely thank you for sponsoring medical expenses despite the difficult conditions in the dairy industry,” and said, “Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital, fulfilling its role as a top cancer hospital, will actively engage in cancer treatment for medically vulnerable groups to meet the expectations of the members.”

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