Seosan City Receives Minister of Health and Welfare Award for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Program

Lee Wanseop, mayor of Seosan, and related officials celebrated the award of the Minister of Health and Welfare Prize for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Project at the mayor's office in the city hall. /Seosan City

Seosan City in Chungnam announced on the 21st that it has been selected as an outstanding institution for promoting maternal and child health projects in celebration of the 19th Pregnant Women's Day, and has received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.

The "Pregnant Women's Day Commemorative Event," hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and organized by the Korea Population, Health and Welfare Association, presents awards to individuals or organizations that have contributed to creating a pregnancy- and childbirth-friendly environment.

The city has implemented various initiatives such as enacting and expanding ordinances to support postpartum care expenses, providing childbirth celebration packages in cooperation with the local community, and establishing an early detection system for postpartum depression in pregnant women.

In particular, the city has introduced various policies to become a city where it is good to give birth and raise children, including the first-ever establishment of a pregnancy congratulatory fund in Chungcheongnam-do.

Additionally, Seosan achieved the highest total fertility rate in Chungnam in 2022, actively contributing to overcoming the low birthrate issue.

Mayor Lee Wan-seop stated, "We will continue to devise and implement various policies to do our best in creating an environment that is friendly to pregnancy, childbirth, and childrearing."

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