Gwangju City Councilor Park Mijeong to Hold Policy Forum on Establishing Public Medical Center on 17th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Park Mi-jeong, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Democratic Party of Korea·Dong-gu 2), will hold a policy debate on the theme of ‘Establishment of Gwangju Public Medical Center for Citizens' Safety and Health’ at 4 p.m. on the 17th in the Budget and Accounts Committee meeting room of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council.

Councilor Park Mi-jeong explained the background, saying, “Among the seven major special/metropolitan cities nationwide, Gwangju, Daejeon, and Busan do not have public medical centers, and as citizens' demand for the necessity of public medical centers to respond to infectious diseases is high, we decided to promote this to gather various opinions for the establishment of the Gwangju Public Medical Center.”

This policy debate will be chaired by Councilor Park Mi-jeong, with presentations by Park Hyeong-cheol (Standing Researcher at the Regional Public Policy Platform Gwangju-ro), and Professor Na Baek-ju (Seoul National University of Science and Technology). Discussants include ▲ Park Hyang (Director of Welfare and Health Bureau, Gwangju Metropolitan City) ▲ Kim Sang-hyun (Policy Director, Health and Medical Workers' Union) ▲ Ki Woo-sik (Secretary General, Participation and Autonomy 21) ▲ Kim Cheon-su (Chairman, Social Welfare Council), who will exchange diverse opinions.

Presenter Park Hyeong-cheol will present on the topic ‘Premises and Directions for the Establishment of Gwangju Public Medical Center,’ emphasizing that a public medical center must have publicness, sustainability, flexibility and variability, responsibility, and effectiveness, and that only by experts and citizens working together can a properly structured public medical system be established.

Professor Na Baek-ju will discuss ‘A New Model of Public Medical Centers Seen Through the Case of Seoul Medical Center in Seoul Special City.’

Councilor Park Mi-jeong said, “The establishment of a public medical center is urgent to promote the safety and health rights of Gwangju citizens,” adding, “Taking this policy debate as an opportunity, we will do our utmost to make it the foremost public medical institution that guarantees publicness, sustainability, efficiency, responsibility, and flexibility through strengthening public health medical infrastructure for disease prevention and resolving health inequalities, as well as through citizens' participation.”

Meanwhile, the debate will be broadcast live via the Gwangju Metropolitan Council’s YouTube streaming to prevent the local spread of COVID-19, and any citizen can participate by presenting their opinions.

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