Government to Announce Regional Public Hospital Expansion Plan the Day After Tomorrow

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun is attending the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting on COVID-19 held at Seoul City Hall on the 6th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The government will hold a meeting of related ministers chaired by Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun at the Government Seoul Office on the afternoon of the 13th to discuss and finalize plans to expand public healthcare.

According to the Prime Minister's Office on the 11th, this meeting of related ministers was convened to address regional medical disparities and to enable effective responses to infectious diseases.

It is reported that immediately after the meeting, a plan will be announced to establish public hospitals in 70 regions nationwide by 2025, starting with areas with poor medical accessibility, and to build essential medical infrastructure.

However, since differences with the medical community have not been resolved, specific plans to expand public healthcare personnel are unlikely to be included. This issue is expected to be addressed in the upcoming medical-government consultative body.

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