(Seoul): KB Kookmin Bank, Parent Company of KB PRASAC Bank, recently announced that five Cambodian children suffering from congenital heart disease has been invited to South Korea and provided free surgery and medical support at Bucheon Sejong Hospital as well as cost of transportation and accommodation from Phnom Penh to Seoul and return.

The Cambodian Heart Disease Children Support Project is a joint project between the Financial Supervisory Service, the Salvation Army Korea, and KB Kookmin Bank. The project aims at helping poor Cambodian children with new hopes and happiness in their life and family. Since 2012, KB Kookmin Bank has given new life to 107 children in Cambodia with the fund of KRW 1.16 billion (or equivalent to USD822 thousand).

The visitation event held at Bucheon Sejong Hospital was attended by Lee Hwan Ju, President of Kookmin Bank; Lee Se-hoon, Senior Vice President of the Financial Supervisory Service; Lee Myung-mook, President of Bucheon Sejong Hospital; Jeong Hyeon, Director of the Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Department at Bucheon Sejong Hospital; Han Se-jong, Secretary General of the Salvation Army Korea; and Namadi Joel Jin, a track and field athlete sponsored by KB Financial Group.

“It’s our pleasure to take a part of helping children in Cambodia to stand against the heart disease and get a new life through surgery here,” said a KB Kookmin Bank official. “We continue such generous project to support those children in making the dream come true and healthy.”

Please note that KB Kookmin Bank is a Korea’s leading bank, a member of the biggest financial group – KB Financial Group, with the largest customer base and branch network in the nation. The bank is also leading the digital finance era, providing differentiated financial products and services engineered by its innovative financial know-how. Learn more at www.kbfg.com
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