Austrian nurses' medical tools at Sorokdo leprosy hospital eyed for national heritage

Medical tools used by two Austrian nurses during their decades of service to patients with Hansen’s disease on Sorokdo Island are being considered for designation as National Registered Cultural Heritage.

The Korea Heritage Service said Friday that it signed a memorandum of understanding with Sorokdo National Hospital, the Marianne and Margaret Foundation, and Goheung County to preserve and promote the island’s cultural heritage and to pursue heritage registration for artifacts used by the nurse ...