‘Suncheon·Yeosu·Gwangyang Administrative Council’ Proposes Establishment of Medical School in Eastern Jeonnam Region

Three Cities Adopt Proposal by Mayors and National Assembly Members to Attract Medical School to Eastern Region

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] The Administrative Council of Suncheon, Yeosu, and Gwangyang held a meeting on the 28th and adopted a joint proposal to the government to attract a medical school, the biggest long-cherished wish in the eastern region of Jeollanam-do.

The council meeting was held via video to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the region, and not only the mayors of the three cities but also local members of the National Assembly participated.

Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) submitted the agenda titled "Proposal to Attract a Medical School in the Eastern Region of Jeollanam-do" to lead joint cooperation among the three cities, following the government's announcement on the 23rd of last month regarding the "Plan to Expand Medical School Quotas and Promote the Establishment of Public Medical Schools," which has made the establishment of a medical school in Jeonnam more tangible.

All three city mayors and members of the National Assembly agreed that a medical school must be newly established in the Jeonnam region, especially in the eastern region where 850,000 people densely reside and where the highest number of industrial complex accidents occur nationwide.

The adopted proposal will be delivered to the Blue House, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Education, and Jeollanam-do, among others.

Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon said, "I thank the mayors and members of the National Assembly who agreed to adopt this proposal," and added, "We will make every effort to attract a medical school to ensure the right to life of residents in the eastern region of Jeonnam and to establish a poor medical infrastructure."

Meanwhile, Suncheon City also adopted a joint proposal to install research facilities to strengthen infectious disease testing (diagnosis) infrastructure at the Eastern Branch of the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute located in Haeryong-myeon, to respond swiftly to the recent spread of COVID-19.

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