Jung Sung-kwan, chairman of the Korea Children's Medical Foundation, participates in the relay campaign to improve awareness of population issues
Jun 18, 2025
On the 18th, Jung Sung-kwan, chairman of the Woori Children's Medical Foundation, participated in the 「Relay Campaign for Improving Population Awareness」 designated by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and took the lead in calling for social attention to the low birth rate and aging population.
The campaign is co-organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health and Welfare Institute, and is being conducted in relay format across the country, centered on government ministries and heads of public institutions. The campaign, which began in October last year, aims to promote the seriousness of demographic changes caused by rapid low birth rates and aging population, and to change public consensus and perception.
Our Children's Medical Foundation is a hospital specializing in children and adolescents representing the metropolitan area in name and reality, and it is the closest to the field to feel the seriousness of the low birth rate problem. Despite these social difficulties, it has established a 24-hour medical system in the field of pediatrics for the first time in Korea and is fulfilling its responsibility for the health and safety of children 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In addition, it has preemptively responded to various government policies and projects related to social issues, and participation in this campaign is also part of fulfilling social responsibilities in children's efforts to solve population problems for a bright future.
Regarding participation in the campaign, Chairman Chung Sung-kwan emphasized that "The population problem goes beyond the individual level and is a critical task for the future of the country and society.""I hope this campaign will serve as an opportunity for all members of our society to think about it together and find an active solution."
Meanwhile, Chairman Chung, who participated in the campaign with the nomination of Min Byung-wook, head of Korea University Guro Hospital, pointed to Park Hyun-joo, a representative lawyer at the Central N South Law Office, as the candidate to take over the relay of the campaign.
The campaign is co-organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Health and Welfare Institute, and is being conducted in relay format across the country, centered on government ministries and heads of public institutions. The campaign, which began in October last year, aims to promote the seriousness of demographic changes caused by rapid low birth rates and aging population, and to change public consensus and perception.
Our Children's Medical Foundation is a hospital specializing in children and adolescents representing the metropolitan area in name and reality, and it is the closest to the field to feel the seriousness of the low birth rate problem. Despite these social difficulties, it has established a 24-hour medical system in the field of pediatrics for the first time in Korea and is fulfilling its responsibility for the health and safety of children 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
In addition, it has preemptively responded to various government policies and projects related to social issues, and participation in this campaign is also part of fulfilling social responsibilities in children's efforts to solve population problems for a bright future.
Regarding participation in the campaign, Chairman Chung Sung-kwan emphasized that "The population problem goes beyond the individual level and is a critical task for the future of the country and society.""I hope this campaign will serve as an opportunity for all members of our society to think about it together and find an active solution."
Meanwhile, Chairman Chung, who participated in the campaign with the nomination of Min Byung-wook, head of Korea University Guro Hospital, pointed to Park Hyun-joo, a representative lawyer at the Central N South Law Office, as the candidate to take over the relay of the campaign.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
