Cooperation with the Hallym Burn Foundation, Hallym University Han River Sacred Heart Hospital, and Mongolia's Ministry of Health in treatment and medical exchange for burn patients
Oct 26, 2025
The Hallim Burn Foundation (Chairman Heo Jun, Director of Hallim University Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital) signed a business agreement with the Mongolian Ministry of Health, the Mongolian National Critical Trauma Center, and the Narnchar Foundation on the 30th and decided to expand the treatment and medical exchange of burn patients in Mongolia.
Heo Jun, chairman of the Hallim Burn Foundation, visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from September 29 to October 2 and signed an agreement with the Mongolian Ministry of Health, the Mongolian National Center for Critical Trauma (Dr. Galbadrak), the affiliated burn center, and the Narnchar Foundation (Chairman Soyombo).
The Narnchar Foundation is a non-profit social welfare organization established in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2003 and promotes the development of the community by cooperating with domestic and foreign institutions in the fields of health, education, culture, and humanitarianism.
According to this agreement, the Hallym Burn Foundation and Hallym University Han Kang Sungsim Hospital will provide free medical treatment for burn patients in Mongolia, invite economically vulnerable patients to Korea to treat them, and provide internships and training opportunities to medical staff in Mongolia.
The Hallym Burn Foundation and Hallym University Han Kang Sungsim Hospital have continued overseas free medical treatment and invitation surgery since 2009. To date, a total of 1105 people have been treated free of charge in 8 countries, 14 cities, and 13 medical institutions, 97 have been operated locally, and 60 have been invited to Korea for surgery. This experience of international medical cooperation served as the foundation for the promotion of the agreement with Mongolia's Ministry of Health.
In addition, the delegation visited Mongolia's Ministry of Health to discuss in-depth patient treatment and medical systems with Jigjidsuren Chinburen, Minister of Health, and agreed to cooperate to lay an institutional foundation for severely burned patients in Mongolia to be treated in Korea.
The Hallym Burn Foundation is in charge of financial and administrative support necessary for medical service and patient invitation treatment, while the Mongolian Ministry of Health is in charge of public relations and policy support. Mongolia's National Center for Critical Trauma will connect patients and the Narn Tsar Foundation will conduct medical staff selection and management to establish a systematic cooperation system.
Chairman of the Hallym Burn Foundation Heo Jun said, "It is very meaningful that this agreement will lay the foundation for cooperation with Mongolia's Ministry of Health and major medical institutions. Through close cooperation, we will create a virtuous cycle in which Mongolian patients with severe burns can find a new life and Mongolian medical staff can grow."," he stressed.
Meanwhile, the Hallym Burn Foundation and the school corporation Ilsong Academy (Chairman Yoon Hee-sung) provided a total of 10 million won in housing restoration expenses to victims who were burned down in a lightning fire in Dundugobi Aimak, Mongolia in July (which corresponds to the administrative district 'Do'.
All the victims of the lightning strike were low-income, unable to raise the cost of restoration, and there was no government support system for disaster relief. In an urgent situation where it is impossible to prepare for a cold winter unless restoration is made before October, the Hallim Burn Foundation and Ilsong Academy decided to provide immediate support at the request of the Narnchar Foundation.
The victim's representative said "I was desperate after losing everything, and I am grateful to be able to build a house again with the help of the Hallym Burn Foundation and Ilsong Academy, the school corporation."
Heo Jun, chairman of the Hallim Burn Foundation, visited Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from September 29 to October 2 and signed an agreement with the Mongolian Ministry of Health, the Mongolian National Center for Critical Trauma (Dr. Galbadrak), the affiliated burn center, and the Narnchar Foundation (Chairman Soyombo).
The Narnchar Foundation is a non-profit social welfare organization established in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in 2003 and promotes the development of the community by cooperating with domestic and foreign institutions in the fields of health, education, culture, and humanitarianism.
According to this agreement, the Hallym Burn Foundation and Hallym University Han Kang Sungsim Hospital will provide free medical treatment for burn patients in Mongolia, invite economically vulnerable patients to Korea to treat them, and provide internships and training opportunities to medical staff in Mongolia.
The Hallym Burn Foundation and Hallym University Han Kang Sungsim Hospital have continued overseas free medical treatment and invitation surgery since 2009. To date, a total of 1105 people have been treated free of charge in 8 countries, 14 cities, and 13 medical institutions, 97 have been operated locally, and 60 have been invited to Korea for surgery. This experience of international medical cooperation served as the foundation for the promotion of the agreement with Mongolia's Ministry of Health.
In addition, the delegation visited Mongolia's Ministry of Health to discuss in-depth patient treatment and medical systems with Jigjidsuren Chinburen, Minister of Health, and agreed to cooperate to lay an institutional foundation for severely burned patients in Mongolia to be treated in Korea.
The Hallym Burn Foundation is in charge of financial and administrative support necessary for medical service and patient invitation treatment, while the Mongolian Ministry of Health is in charge of public relations and policy support. Mongolia's National Center for Critical Trauma will connect patients and the Narn Tsar Foundation will conduct medical staff selection and management to establish a systematic cooperation system.
Chairman of the Hallym Burn Foundation Heo Jun said, "It is very meaningful that this agreement will lay the foundation for cooperation with Mongolia's Ministry of Health and major medical institutions. Through close cooperation, we will create a virtuous cycle in which Mongolian patients with severe burns can find a new life and Mongolian medical staff can grow."," he stressed.
Meanwhile, the Hallym Burn Foundation and the school corporation Ilsong Academy (Chairman Yoon Hee-sung) provided a total of 10 million won in housing restoration expenses to victims who were burned down in a lightning fire in Dundugobi Aimak, Mongolia in July (which corresponds to the administrative district 'Do'.
All the victims of the lightning strike were low-income, unable to raise the cost of restoration, and there was no government support system for disaster relief. In an urgent situation where it is impossible to prepare for a cold winter unless restoration is made before October, the Hallim Burn Foundation and Ilsong Academy decided to provide immediate support at the request of the Narnchar Foundation.
The victim's representative said "I was desperate after losing everything, and I am grateful to be able to build a house again with the help of the Hallym Burn Foundation and Ilsong Academy, the school corporation."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
