Gimpo City Begins Accepting Applications for Rural Mobile Clinic Bus... Customized Healthcare Services for Elderly Farmers and More

Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kim Byungsoo) announced on October 13 that applications for the "Rural Mobile Clinic Bus" will be accepted from October 10 to 15.

Gimpo City Hall exterior. Provided by Gimpo City

This project is led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in collaboration with NH Nonghyup Gimpo Branch, Shingimpo Nonghyup, the Agricultural Policy Division of Gimpo City, and the Gimpo City Public Health Center. Building on the strong response from residents during the first and second rounds of the Rural Mobile Clinic Bus, the third round is also being implemented with active participation and interest from the local community.

The Rural Mobile Clinic Bus sets up a temporary clinic in the center of villages and operates a bus to help elderly residents, farmers, and vulnerable groups in rural areas-who have difficulty visiting medical institutions-access healthcare services more easily.

The clinic provides both Western and Korean traditional medical consultations, vision tests and reading glasses, and treatment for musculoskeletal pain. The Gimpo City Public Health Center will also run its "Health Connection" integrated project, offering dementia screening, body composition analysis, and disease prevention education and promotion.

Residents wishing to use the Hasung Rural Mobile Clinic Bus can apply through the Women's Welfare Department of Shingimpo Nonghyup or their village head. Detailed schedules, including bus boarding times for each village, will be provided separately after the application period closes.

The Gimpo City Agricultural Technology Center (Director Lee Jaejun) stated, "Through this Rural Mobile Clinic Bus project, we aim to address gaps in healthcare welfare and support rural residents, including elderly farmers, in receiving high-quality medical services close to home. We will continue to actively promote and systematically operate the program to encourage broad participation and do our utmost to improve the health and quality of life of our farmers and rural residents."

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