Seongnam City Provides Free Health Checkups for 324 Low-Income Children

Seongnam City Hall

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will provide free health checkups for 324 children under case management in the Dream Start project.

On the 22nd, Seongnam City announced that Medipia Medical Corporation has agreed to sponsor health checkups for all elementary school students among the children targeted by the Dream Start project.

Except for last year when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, this marks the eighth consecutive year of health checkup sponsorship.

The health checkups will be conducted from the 26th of this month to the 13th of next month at Medipium Bundang Clinic in Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu.

The examination items include 39 tests across 11 categories such as urine, blood, circulatory system, liver function, endocrine system, respiratory system, teeth, and spine.

In terms of medical expenses, the checkups are valued at 80,000 KRW per person, totaling approximately 25.92 million KRW.

Once the results are available, the city plans to support follow-up examinations or treatments by linking children’s health conditions with local public health centers and partner medical institutions.

Customized health care services such as connection to the YouDream 5.5 health program, and support for glasses and nutritional supplements will also be provided.

Seongnam City’s Dream Start is a project that provides tailored integrated services in health, welfare, and education for children from low-income families (ages 0 to 12). The project targets 320 households with 454 children, and 9 child integrated case managers are assigned.

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