Gimhae City, 'Enhancing Citizens' Welfare Perception'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 6th that it will enhance welfare infrastructure such as reforming the health and welfare delivery system and constructing a public dementia-specialized elderly welfare facility to increase citizens' welfare awareness.

Gimhae City's welfare budget for 2021 is 589 billion KRW, an increase of 54 billion KRW compared to the previous year, accounting for 38.2% of the city’s total budget. The city focuses on citizens' welfare and promotes customized welfare policies to realize a hopeful welfare city.

The main welfare project is to reform the health and welfare delivery system.

To improve citizens' welfare awareness, a visiting welfare team will be established to provide health and welfare services to all residents, and services will be expanded to care recipients such as those in life transition periods and crisis households beyond public benefits.

In addition, a public dementia-specialized elderly care facility with a total area of 2,436㎡ is being promoted in Suan-ri, Daedong-myeon, with a budget of 7.8 billion KRW, aiming for completion in September.

It is expected to reduce the psychological and economic burdens of dementia patients and their families by providing optimized dementia-specialized rooms and professional nursing services to residents.

Besides this, various welfare projects that citizens can feel, such as operating an ICT health care center, strengthening the child protection system, running a business convention, and constructing and operating the Western Disabled Welfare Center, are being promoted in various fields.

Mayor Heo Seong-gon said, “We will steadily complete various welfare policies one by one to become Gimhae, a hopeful welfare city where all 560,000 citizens are happy.”

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