Cha In-pyo donates 10 million won for Uzbekistan child with cancer

▲ This photo, provided by JEONJU International Film Festival, shows actor Cha In-pyo. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- Actor Cha In-pyo donated money for Uzbekistan child with cancer who came to South Korea to get medical treatment.

ALL THAT MEDI, a foreign patients attraction company, announced on the 22th that Cha In-pyo donated ten million won (US$7,633.59), participating in fund-raising of medical expenses for 2-year-old child MULLAABDUKAKHKHOROV ABDULLOH USMONJOH UGLI, who is diagnosed with stage 3 of Ewing sarcoma.

Patients with Ewing sarcoma can survive for a long time through anticancer drugs and radiation treatment, but it is known that it costs more than 100 million won (US$76,335.88) to go through all the processes of treatment.

MULLAABDUKAKHKHOROV ABDULLOH USMONJOH UGLI came to South Korea through 60 days short term medical visa, and he needs to prove the ability to pay for treatment in order to extend the visa. Accordingly, ALL THAT MEDI is progressing a fund-raising of medical expenses for the child.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)


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