Jeon Seon-guk, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member, Demands Improvement in Public Healthcare and Social Welfare Services

Choi Seon-guk, Jeonnam Provincial Assembly Member

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] The Jeollanam-do Provincial Council announced on the 5th that Choi Seon-guk, a member of the Health, Welfare, and Environment Committee (Democratic Party, Mokpo 3), pointed out problems in the overall public medical and social welfare sectors of Jeonnam Province and demanded improvement measures.

At the administrative audit held on the 4th, Assemblyman Choi Seon-guk pointed out, "The reality is that the health rights of residents are threatened due to the poor regional medical environment, such as the absence of medical schools and advanced hospitals in the Jeonnam area and the shortage of nursing staff."

He continued, "There is a need for alternatives such as attracting a medical school to the Jeonnam area, establishing a National Health Insurance hospital, and setting up a nursing department at a provincial university," adding, "Thorough preparation by Jeonnam Province is required to realize this."

Assemblyman Choi stated, "I raise issues such as the installation of respiratory clinics in all cities and counties promoted by the government, the establishment of guidelines for calculating meal costs at public nursing hospitals, and the appropriateness review of non-graded decisions in the long-term care insurance for the elderly," emphasizing, "Not only attracting a medical school but also paying attention to detailed issues is necessary to create a medical environment where residents can receive the best medical services."

In response, the Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province said, "We will do our best to overcome the poor medical environment by establishing more in-depth and fundamental measures for various issues that may be overlooked due to the attraction of a medical school."

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