649 Additional Victims Compensated for Humidifier Disinfectant Damage... Total 5,417 Cases

The Ministry of Environment announced on the 24th that it held the 37th Humidifier Disinfectant Damage Relief Committee meeting, where it determined the damage grades for 649 victims and decided to provide relief benefits.

The individuals who were assigned damage grades and will receive relief benefits this time include 241 victims who had not previously been recognized as victims and 408 victims who had been recognized but had not yet been assigned damage grades.

With this decision, the total number of people eligible for humidifier disinfectant relief benefits has increased to 5,417.

Meanwhile, regarding the "Humidifier Disinfectant Lung Cancer Damage Relief Plan" deliberated and resolved at the 36th Damage Relief Committee meeting, the committee judged that in-depth discussions through face-to-face meetings are necessary to determine lung cancer damage recognition for each applicant, and thus decided to discuss this at the 38th Damage Relief Committee meeting scheduled for next month.

The Ministry of Environment plans to proceed without any setbacks in providing relief benefits and assisting victims based on the results deliberated and resolved at this committee meeting.

On the 31st, at Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu, Seoul, the Citizens' Center for Environmental Health and families affected by the humidifier disinfectant disaster held a press conference marking the 9th anniversary of the humidifier disinfectant tragedy. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

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