Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Provides Medical Support Such as Bug Bites to Jamboree Participants at 'Jamboree Medical Center' Named After British Veteran Unit

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• Input 2023-08-09 10:17

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs is providing medical support such as bug bites at the 'Gloucester Medical Center' set up in the lobby on the 1st floor of the Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan, Seoul, the accommodation for British Jamboree participants, for medical support. Provided by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Opens ‘Gloucester Medical Center’ Named After British Army Unit at Yongsan Dragon City Hotel

Volunteer work by Director Yoon Jung-ro of ‘New Daesung Hospital’, supported by private medical staff including Korea University Anam Hospital

Approximately 400 British Scout members visited the UN Room at the War Memorial on the first day, August 8, and laid flowers at the memorial stone for the fallen.

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs announced on the 9th that it is operating the 'Gloucester Medical Center', named after the Gloucester Battalion, a British army unit that participated in the Korean War, to provide medical support to British Jamboree participants. The 'Gloucester Medical Center' was set up in the lobby on the first floor of the Yongsan Dragon City Hotel, the accommodation for British members, the day before, and on the first day alone, 23 British members and 3 Qatari members received treatment. The medical center provides specialized dermatology and family medicine treatment for bug bites, burns, etc., and translators, officials from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs, and British Jamboree nurses are on site. 

The 'Gloucester Medical Center' was set up by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs in the lobby on the 1st floor of the Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan, Seoul, the accommodation for British Jamboree members, to provide medical support. It is named after the Gloucester Battalion, a British army unit that participated in the Korean War. Provided by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

In addition, Director Yoon Jung-ro of ‘New Daesung Hospital’ first started treatment as a volunteer, and medical staff from Korea University Anam Hospital are also joining, continuing the support of private medical staff for Jamboree members. The British Jamboree delegation said, "This medical support is the most practical help and we are very grateful," the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs reported. Approximately 4,500 British delegates withdrew from the Saemangeum Jamboree venue on the 5th due to the heat wave and other reasons, and are participating in the British Korean War Veterans Memorial Program proposed by the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs.

The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and other veterans-related departments are continuing to support Jamboree members. About 400 British Jamboree Scout members visited the UN Room in the War Memorial in Yongsan, Seoul on the afternoon of the 8th, where the UK's support activities during the Korean War are displayed, and laid flowers at the war dead memorial stone inscribed with the names of British war dead from the Korean War.

Baek Seung-joo, Chairman of the War Memorial Foundation, welcomed the Scout members and said, "The War Memorial is a place that commemorates the memories of 22 UN participating countries, including the United Kingdom." "At that time, over 1,000 British veterans died in the Korean War. Korea remembers their help and sacrifice." Chairman Baek said, "There is a war dead memorial stone at the War Memorial with the names of the veterans inscribed on it, so I hope you will take a look around and have a meaningful time," and promised to support the Jamboree members.

Jeong Chung-shin, Senior Reporter