{
  "id": 2932432,
  "title": "Tributes pour in for Korean doctor known as 'Schweitzer of Cambodia'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tributes-pour-in-for-korean-doctor-known-as-schweitzer-of-cambodia-2932432",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T03:37:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20260824/tributes-pour-in-for-korean-doctor-known-as-schweitzer-of-cambodia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Commendations are streaming in for Kim Woo-jung, a Christian physician who devoted nearly two decades to delivering medical attention to impoverished Cambodians and instructing local health care professionals. Kim, the founder and director of Hebron Medical Center in Phnom Penh, passed away on August 14 after a prolonged battle with prostate cancer, as reported by the center. He was 73 years old. Renowned by many as the \"Schweitzer of Cambodia,\" Kim relinquished a prosperous career in South Korea to serve individuals who could not afford essential treatment in the Southeast Asian country, where he established the center in 2007. Within a span of two decades, Kim attended to patients while striving to bolster Cambodia's medical infrastructure by training local doctors and nurses. Following the center's announcement of his demise, numerous Cambodians have conveyed their condolences via the center's social media platform and memorial website. One mourner remarked, \"Thank you for your love to Cambodia, your legacy remains with us.\" Another individual shared, \"He saved my life 11 years ago.\" The catalyst for his journey towards this vocation emerged during a brief medical volunteer expedition to Cambodia, wherein Kim encountered an adolescent girl in a plight.",
  "summary": "Tributes are pouring in for Kim Woo-jung, a Christian doctor who spent nearly two decades providing medical care to low-income Cambodians and training local health professionals. Kim, the founder and director of Hebron Medical Center in Phnom Penh, died Aug. 14 after battling prostate cancer, according to an announcement by the center. He was 73. Known by many as the “Schweitzer of Cambodia,” Kim…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Tributes pour in for Korean doctor known as 'Schweitzer of Cambodia'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/tributes-pour-in-for-korean-doctor-known-as-schweitzer-of-cambodia",
        "published": "2026-08-24T03:32:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}