In February 1967, the Korean A-bomb Sufferers Relief Association was founded in Seoul.
At about the same time, voices were raised in Japan calling for aid to Korean hibakusha. Through citizens' groups, hibakusha living in Korea were invited to Japan and medical teams were sent to Korea. In December 1973, the Korean Hibakusha Medical Center was built by a private organization in Hapchon, a town in the southern part of Korea.
In April 1992, this treatment center was incorporated into the Hapchon Health Center.