Ganghwa County Selected for Ministry of Interior and Safety 'Regional Balanced New Deal Outstanding Project'...Secures 1 Billion Won in National Budget

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Shin Eun-seop] Ganghwa County announced on the 18th that it has been selected for the Ministry of Interior and Safety's 'Regional Balanced New Deal Outstanding Project' conducted across 243 local governments nationwide and has secured 1 billion won in national budget.

This public recruitment was established to discover creative projects related to the government's Korean-style New Deal, and a total of 15 projects were selected nationwide.

Ganghwa County plans to establish a 'healthcare' service at senior centers to enable healthy and enjoyable retirement in preparation for the post-COVID era through this public recruitment project.

To this end, the county plans to equip senior centers within the jurisdiction with non-face-to-face healthcare platforms and health management kiosks to expand non-face-to-face medical services, and to establish a customized public health management system through self-health data measurement.

In particular, through cooperation with the health center, the county plans to systematically manage seniors' health through visiting nurses, and to enable seniors to easily use smart devices and intelligent information technology in familiar spaces, thereby easing the digital divide among the elderly.

County Governor Yu Cheon-ho stated, "We will ensure that close-contact non-face-to-face healthcare services can be provided comfortably at senior centers and improve the quality of life for our seniors by realizing continuous medical services without time and space constraints," adding, "We will do our best in this project so that seniors can comfortably receive close-contact non-face-to-face healthcare services at senior centers."