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Healthcare Assistance for Overseas Koreans

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Healthcare Assistance for Overseas Koreans

  • The healthcare support for overseas Koreans aims to improve the quality of life and build ethnic bonds by providing continuous attention and healthcare services to overseas Koreans, including health promotion.

    *Korean immigrants abroad (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2023): Approx. 7.08 million, 193 countries
History
2023 Healthcare support for Korean diaspora in Kyrgyzstan
2023 Healthcare support for Ukraine
2018~Present Health and medical support for children of women returning to Vietnam
2015~Present Healthcare support for first-generation ethnic Koreans residing in Sakhalin, Russia
2013~Present Healthcare assistance for Korean diaspora dispatched to Germany
2009~Present Operation of the Arirang Nursing Home in Uzbekistan for the aged Korean diaspora living alone
2013~2014 Health promotion for Korean diaspora in Littoral Province of Siberia, Russia
2009~2010 Research and development of healthcare support policies and projects based on healthcare needs of overseas Koreans
2009 Project to vaccinate North Korean children against hepatitis B
2009 Provided medical equipment for the Joseon People’s Hospital in Harbin, China
2008 Invitational training for doctors of the Joseon People’s Hospital in Harbin, China
Healthcare support for Korean diaspora in Kyrgyz Repuglic
Goals To elevate self-health management and health status of old Korean diaspora residing in Kyrgyz Republic
Project Period 2023-present (project by government grant)
Details
  • (Medical check-up) Conducting awareness survey on health status, medical check-up services
  • (Health management) Providing tailored health management services
Expected Effects Improving health of Korean diaspora, awareness on necessity for health management, and bolstering ethnic bond
Healthcare support for Ukraine
Goals To improve health of Korean diaspora residing in Ukraine through health and humanitarian emergency support such as healthcare, nutrition, and WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
Project Period 2023-present (project by government grant)
Details Supporting relief goods to meet emergency health and humanitarian needs
Expected Effects Bolstering ethnic bonds by helping stabilization and re-settlement of Korean diaspora in Ukraine
Health and Medical Support for Children of Women Returning to Vietnam
Goals To support healthy living and social integration for returnee women and their children in Vietnam
Project Period 2018-2021 (project funded by CCK), 2022-present (project by government grant)
Details
  • (Health screening and disease treatment services) Providing health screenings, supporting health insurance enrollment, and providing caregiver support services
  • (Disease treatment service) Treatment of diseases, promotion of linkage with local medical institutions
  • (Health information education) Providing health information education, physical activities, supporting the operation of health nursing rooms, and providing health education seminars
  • (Emergency humanitarian support) Providing support for water sanitation, shelter, etc. as needed
  • (Legal advisory support) Providing legal advice on social resettlement and nationality acquisition
Expected Effects Supporting the healthy settlement and social integration of returnee women and their children in Vietnam
Healthcare Support for First-generation Ethnic Koreans Residing in Sakhalin, Russia
Goals To enhance health conditions by providing medical services for first-generation ethnic Koreans forced to work in Sakhalin
Project Period 2015-Present
Details
  • (Support of medical checkups and treatments in Korea) Medical services including comprehensive medical checkups, treatments, and surgical operations
  • (Local healthcare program support) (Health Living Support Center) Providing medical services, health promotion education, etc. (Medical examinations and home visits) Medical examinations and counselings by local medical staff, health management prevention education, etc.
Expected Effects Promoting the health of first-generation ethic Koreans residing in Sakhalin and enhancing national solidarity as Korean immigrants
Healthcare Support for Korean Workers Who Migrated to Germany in the 1960s and 1970s
Goals To promote the health of overseas Koreans dispatched to Germany
Project Period 2013-Present (project by government grant)
Details
  • (Visiting health services) Volunteers visiting homes of beneficiaries to provide health counseling, mental support, health education seminars and outdoor activities
  • (Administrative support) Giving information on local social security system, conducting professional capacity-building training for volunteers, etc.
  • (Discovering beneficiaries) Discovering beneficiaries including Korean seniors who were sent to Germany as miners and nurses living alone in Germany
Expected Effects Improving the quality of life of former dispatchers to Germany by providing home-visiting care services, healthcare training and activities
Nursing Home Project for the Aged Korean Diaspora Living Alone in Uzbekistan
Goals To improve the quality of life Korean diaspora residing in Arirang Nursing Home through its operation in Uzbekistan
Project Period 2009-Present
Details
  • (Program operation) Operating professional nursing programs for the elderly admitted to the nursing home
  • (Medical&daily services) Providing medical check-ups and support for everyday activities, conducting activities to prevent infectious diseases
  • (Administrative services) Operating voluntary programs, managing incoming and outgoing residents, conducting regular & monthly meetings, and supporting funerals, etc.
  • (Others) Hosting Steering Committee, etc.
Expected Effects Maintaining health conditions of the residents in the nursing home and boosting ethnic bond