Assemblyman Jang Byung-wan's Broad Efforts to Listen to Elderly Voices Draw Attention

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jang Byeong-wan, a member of the National Assembly (Gwangju Dong·Nam-gu Gap), is attracting attention for his extensive efforts to listen to the voices of the elderly following the voices of the youth.

On the 28th, Assemblyman Jang attended the ‘Integrated Training for Senior Employment and Social Activity Support Project’ held at the Munye Hall in Nam-gu, Gwangju, where he listened to the difficulties and inconveniences faced by the elderly.

Assemblyman Jang emphasized, “Support for old age life and improvement of the employment system suitable for the ‘100-year era’ must be achieved,” adding, “The elderly issue cannot be solved by unconditional financial input alone, so it is urgent to prepare a master plan that considers not only senior jobs but also senior welfare and senior health.”

Assemblyman Jang has been leading the preparation of senior policies since his time as Minister of Planning and Budget.

During his tenure as Minister of Planning and Budget, he played a leading role in establishing the Bitgoeul Senior Health Town, and recently, he reflected the project to build the Senior Cosmedicare Demonstration Center supporting the development of functional cosmetics for seniors in the 2020 budget proposal.

Additionally, he secured a budget of about 30 billion KRW for projects such as attracting the Bitgoeul Senior Health Town, establishing a dementia prevention center within the Senior Health Town, and attracting the Gwangju Center of the National Dementia Research Group, achieving the result of providing free dementia diagnosis to more than 10,000 elderly people.

Assemblyman Jang Byeong-wan said, “One of the key focuses of my legislative activities is to resolve the difficulties and inconveniences of the elderly, and for this, I always listen to the voices of the elderly,” adding, “I will continue to make more efforts not only to discover various jobs and welfare policies but also to support welfare facilities so that the elderly can spend a happy old age with the same initial sincerity.”

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