Songpa-gu, Health Center Operations Resumed After COVID-19 Halt

Songpa-gu Public Health Center Normalizes Services Directly Affecting Residents' Daily Lives and Medical Care for Vulnerable Groups

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Songpa-gu (Mayor Park Seong-su) announced on the 12th that it will gradually normalize the operations of the Songpa-gu Public Health Center, which had been suspended for over two years to focus on responding to COVID-19.

The district will first resume services directly related to residents' daily lives and medical services for vulnerable groups. These include ▲issuance of health examination certificates ▲medical services ▲metabolic syndrome management ▲vaccinations ▲health management visits for vulnerable groups.

The issuance of health examination certificates (health certificates), which resumed first on May 2, targets workers in the food and entertainment service industries. After undergoing radiology and clinical pathology tests, the certificate is issued within four days and can also be obtained through the local community center or online.

Additionally, medical services in internal medicine, dentistry, Korean medicine, and physical therapy clinics, as well as smoking cessation clinics, tuberculosis testing and treatment, adult disease and cancer marker health screenings, bone density tests, senior health management visits, and suicide prevention projects in cooperation with primary medical institutions will be resumed.

The metabolic syndrome management project will also be restarted. Metabolic syndrome is a condition where dangerous adult diseases such as arteriosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia occur simultaneously in one person. Residents of Songpa-gu aged 20 to 65 and local workers can undergo testing after making a phone reservation and fasting for more than 10 hours.

Vaccination services will resume paid vaccinations for adults only for hepatitis B, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome, and typhoid fever. National childhood vaccinations can be administered for the BCG vaccine through prior reservation, while other vaccines can be received free of charge at designated medical institutions.

Furthermore, essential training on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use will be conducted both in-person and online. The Songpa-gu Health Branch Office (Yangsan-ro 5) will resume health management visits for vulnerable groups and seniors, providing various health management services through direct visits. However, considering that COVID-19 has not yet ended, services such as the IT health screening center, children's fluoride coating and oral health education, and free medical services for foreigners will not be resumed.

Mayor Park Seong-su of Songpa-gu stated, “We will sequentially resume the public health center services that were suspended or reduced for over two years to alleviate residents’ inconveniences. In particular, we will actively promote related vaccination services in preparation for a COVID-19 resurgence and strive to establish a response system.”

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