Gwangju Buk-gu Selected for Pilot Project to Strengthen Health and Welfare Delivery System
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Buk-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Moon In) announced on the 28th that it has been selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare's first-ever "Pilot Project to Strengthen the Health and Welfare Delivery System" contest this year.
Accordingly, Buk-gu will promote the pilot project by the end of the year with a total of about 580 million KRW, including 500 million KRW for the delivery system strengthening project and about 80 million KRW for personnel expenses, funded by national and city budgets.
First, to improve the quality of life for the elderly, public and private sectors such as self-support enterprises, local self-support centers, and neighborhood community security councils will jointly provide nine customized elderly care services including housing environment improvement, nutritious lunchbox delivery, hospital accompaniment, short-term housekeeping, laundry, disinfection, and pest control.
In addition, by establishing a case management cooperation system with the Gwangju Comprehensive Home Care Center, integrated case management will be conducted for various households with welfare needs, including not only beneficiaries but also childbirth and child-rearing households, high-risk single-person households, and households with disabilities.
To strengthen comprehensive counseling and integrated case management functions, one neighborhood administrative welfare center with high care demand will be selected to install and operate a one-stop health and welfare counseling center.
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District Mayor Moon In of Buk-gu said, "Taking this contest project as an opportunity, we will establish a user-centered health and welfare service delivery system foundation," and added, "We will continue to discover and provide services essential to residents to minimize welfare blind spots."
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