Korea National Health Insurance Service Labor and Management Support Gyeongnam Province with 62 Million Won Worth of Quarantine Supplies

Delivery of Purchase Costs for Negative Pressure Tents, Walk-Through Booths, and Plasma Sterilizers to Public Health Centers in Gyeongnam Region

The labor and management of the National Health Insurance Service delivered funds for purchasing quarantine supplies to Gyeongnam Province on the 16th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The National Health Insurance Service labor and management entrusted 62 million won to Gyeongnam Province on the 16th for the purchase of quarantine supplies.

The NHIS (President Kim Yong-ik) and the NHIS Labor Union (Chairman Hwang Byeong-rae) visited the Gyeongnam Provincial Government on the same day to hold a donation ceremony for the 'Purchase Cost of Quarantine Supplies to Overcome COVID-19.'

Attending the donation ceremony were Jang Su-mok, Head of the Busan-Gyeongnam Headquarters, Jeong Seong-gyu, Director of Changwon Jungbu Branch, Kim Hwa-bu, Head of Ulsan-Gyeongnam Headquarters from the labor union side, and Kim Hyun-seok, Senior Vice Chairman. Gyeongnam Province’s Deputy Governor Ha Byeong-pil and Kim Jong-gil, Chairman of the Korean Red Cross Gyeongnam Branch, also joined the event.

The supported quarantine supplies include one negative pressure tent, two walk-through booths, and three plasma sterilization disinfectors. These will be installed at public health centers located in Gyeongnam Province and used to ensure the safety of medical staff from COVID-19 infection and to provide safe and rapid testing for patients suspected of having COVID-19.

Head Jang Su-mok said, “The need to expand public healthcare is being emphasized more due to the spread of COVID-19,” and added, “I send a message of support for Gyeongnam Province’s recent active efforts regarding Jinju Medical Center in Gyeongnam.”

Head Jang also stated, “Regarding the view that expanding public healthcare might worsen the health insurance finances, on the contrary, public hospitals providing standard treatment can be an opportunity to protect the public from over- and under-treatment.”

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