Lee Jae-myung "Introducing Public Health Nurses... Will Resolve Medical Imbalance"

Presidential Candidate Lee Jae-myung's 67th Small but Certain Happiness Pledge

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, pledged on the 9th to introduce public health nurses to resolve medical imbalances and strengthen public healthcare.

On the same day, Lee announced his 66th 'So-hwak-haeng (small but certain happiness)' pledge through social media (SNS).

Lee explained the background of the pledge, saying, "Doctors, dentists, and Korean medicine doctors fulfill their military service as public health doctors, effectively filling the gaps in public healthcare at medical institutions and public health centers in medically underserved areas. However, many public healthcare institutions and public health centers nationwide are suffering from a severe shortage of nurses, but there is no alternative military service system for nurses."

He added, "The 25,000 students currently enrolled in nursing departments nationwide will be able to obtain licenses and serve in related institutions instead of serving as regular soldiers, which will greatly help improve their expertise. This will also significantly improve the quality of public healthcare in medically underserved areas and help resolve regional medical imbalances."

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