Hyosung Group
Hyosung dispatches medical volunteers to Vietnam
2023.11.01
Hyosung dispatched Miso Wonjeongdae (Smile Team), a team of volunteers engaging in medical service overseas, to Xuan Dong Village, Cam My District, Dong Nai Province, Vietnam to carry out a mission from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 as part of its global social contribution program. Said team, composed of a total of 74 volunteers including those from Hyosung, is carrying out medical services including free medical checkup, childbirth education, etc. for 1,700-plus locals including elementary school pupils. The 22 volunteers from Korea University Anam Hospital are doctors specializing in pediatrics, rehabilitation medical treatment, dentistry, infectious diseases, obstetrics, family medicine, nurses, physical therapists, dental hygienists, pharmacists, etc. A total of 43 employees from Hyosung Vietnam assumed the role of interpreters and guides. They held a ceremony announcing the re-commencement of their medical service on Oct. 30. Those who attended the ceremony include: Hyosung Vietnam Head KIM Gyeonghwan; LEE Gihyeong from Korea University Anam Hospital; Mr. Nguyen Viet Thang and others from Dong Nai Province; Mr. Huynh Tan Thin from the Cam My District People’s Committee; Mr. Phan The Hung from the Xuan Dong Village People’s Committee, and members of the Smile Team. The ceremony was followed by an education session for the locals on pregnancy and childbirth. The content of the education included nutrients required by expecting mothers, genetic/physiological mechanism related to the birth of deformed children, cautions to be taken by expecting mothers, etc. On the afternoon of that day, volunteers specializing in internal medicine, obstetrics, and rehabilitation medical treatment carried out medical services at the People’s Committee Hall of Xuan Dong Village. Others engaged in the health checkup of 300 elementary schoolers in Xuan Dong Village including measurement of height, weight, and eyesight and TBI (Tooth Brush Instruction) and fluoride coating. Finally, those specializing in pediatrics checked the health status of elementary schoolers. Hyosung has been dispatching medical volunteers to Vietnam every year since 2011. The service was halted by COVID-19 for four years (2019-2022) before resuming this year. The number of locals in that country who have received the service comes to about 17,000. Hyosung Chairman CHO Hyun-joon said that the Company is ready to fulfill its social responsibility and provide substantial aid to those in need in Vietnam, where it maintains the largest presence in the world in terms of factories, as a member of the local community. Hyosung’s employees also donate part of their monthly pay to provide support for children from low-income families through the sisterly ties established with them. Likewise, Hyosung provides support for the expansion of a kindergarten in a remote area in Guang Nam Province, Vietnam as part of its social contribution activities.