Hwaseong City Launches "Healthcare Without Borders" Initiative for Foreigners

Hwaseong City announced on the 29th that it will launch the "Healthcare Without Borders Initiative" to provide practical and immediate medical benefits for foreign workers and multicultural families who lack access to medical care.

On the 26th, the city held a meeting with officials from related organizations including Hwaseong Health Center, Foreign Worker Center, Multicultural Family Support Center, Volunteer Center, Foreign Welfare Center, and Hwaseong Western Police Station to discuss the "2012 Healthcare Without Borders Initiative."

Through the meeting, the city decided to expand the three existing free medical clinics currently operating for foreign workers to four clinics, while also establishing public-private partnership mobile medical services and health screenings including cancer screenings. Additionally, the city will expand emergency medical expense support in cooperation with the Foreign Welfare Center.

Han Sang-nyeong, director of Hwaseong Health Center, said, "Given the city's characteristic of having many small enterprises, there are many foreign workers not covered by the four major insurance policies, and there are also many companies employing undocumented workers, making health management and disease prevention for foreign workers inevitably overlooked. Through the Healthcare Without Borders Initiative including free regular medical consultations and health screenings, we aim to provide practical medical services."