NHIS Supports Gangwon Area Farms with 'Gamjadongmaeng' Alliance
Employees Collectively Purchase 100t
Distribute to 178 Branches for Vulnerable Groups Sharing
Kim Yong-ik, President of the National Health Insurance Service (left), receives a box of potatoes from Choi Moon-soon, Governor of Gangwon Province, at the 'Gamdong Alliance (Emotion) Project' event held at the NHIS Wonju headquarters on the 22nd. Photo by NHIS
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) held the "Gamja Alliance (Gamdong) Project," purchasing 100 tons of potatoes to support farmers in the Gangwon region whose sales channels were blocked due to the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
At the event held on the 22nd at the NHIS Wonju headquarters, NHIS employees decided to purchase half of the 200 tons of eco-friendly pesticide-free potatoes remaining in the Gangwon region, which were not consumed due to school closures and online classes. The NHIS plans to send some of these potatoes to its 178 branches nationwide to be distributed to local social welfare facilities and vulnerable groups.
The NHIS and Gangwon Province also signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for continuous regional economic revitalization and agreed to cooperate to expand sales channels for agricultural, livestock, and fishery products produced in the Gangwon region.
Choi Moon-soon, Governor of Gangwon Province, said, "Potato farmers in the region have been in a very difficult situation due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic and delayed school openings," adding, "We gained great strength as NHIS employees participated in purchasing potatoes through this project."
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Kim Yong-ik, President of NHIS, promised, "We hope that the practice of sharing will spread nationwide starting with the Gamja Alliance Project between NHIS and Gangwon Province," and added, "In connection with the government's plan to promote the consumption of agricultural and fishery products, NHIS will continue to support revitalizing the regional economy."
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