Severance Labor and Management Donate Pharmaceuticals Worth 100 Million Won to Sanbul Disaster Site

Essential Medicines Including Painkillers and Wound Ointments Delivered Through Fire Department

A Yonsei Medical Center employee is handing a mask to a firefighter from Andong Fire Station. Photo by Yonsei Medical Center

Yonsei University Medical Center (Yonsei Medical Center) has donated pharmaceuticals worth 100 million KRW to disaster victims suffering from the wildfires in the Gyeongsang region and Ulsan, as well as to firefighters working hard on the containment efforts. The donated medicines include essential drugs such as painkillers, wound ointments, digestive aids, and antihistamines.

The Severance Labor-Management Public Fund Committee at Yonsei Medical Center decided to deliver these pharmaceuticals after discussing the scale and methods of financial support for disaster victims and firefighters on the front lines, as the wildfire damage in the Gyeongsang region and Ulsan continues.

Medical Center Director Geum Ki-chang said, "The labor and management of Yonsei Medical Center have joined forces to prepare medicines for the wildfire victims and firefighters working on site. We hope this will provide some help to those who have lost their homes to the flames and to the firefighters who work for the people despite the dangers."

Kwon Mi-kyung, Chairperson of the Severance Hospital Labor Union, added, "We pray for the swift and healthy return of the disaster victims to their daily lives and for the safety of the firefighters on site. The labor and management of Yonsei Medical Center deliver these medicines with that sentiment."

The Severance Labor-Management Public Fund at Yonsei Medical Center is a social contribution fund established in 2005 upon the proposal of the labor union, with labor and management each contributing 100 million KRW annually.

Meanwhile, domestic mask manufacturer 'KM Healthcare' also donated 15,000 masks to support the intentions of the Severance Labor-Management Public Fund Committee.

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