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Healthcare Assistance for Foreign Workers in Korea

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Healthcare Assistance for Foreign Workers in Korea

  • Healthcare support projects for foreign workers target migrant workers residing in Korea. These projects provide complimentary mobile checkups, health information, vaccinations, and education for project managers. Through the healthcare support projects, KOFIH aims to ensure migrant workers’ right to health, and strengthen their access to medical services.
History
2024~Present Improving access to healthcare for vulnerable foreign-born workers residing in Korea
2012~Present Creating and distributing multilingual health materials
2011~Present Healthcare education for managers engaged in projects for foreign workers
2010~Present Immunization support for foreign workers
2008~Present Providing free medical treatment to foreign workers and operating a mobile clinic vehicle
Enhancing health safety net through community cooperation
Goals Strengthening health safety net for migrant workers in Korean through public, private, and community cooperation
Project Period 2008-Present
Details
  • Support for mobile medical vehicles and medical supplies for foreign workers Providing mobile medical vehicles (obstetrics and gynecology, dental, ophthalmology, ENT) and various medical equipment, medicines, and consumables for free medical treatment organizations and institutions

Go to the Kyunghee Medical Center for project information and application

Check the participating organizations of the mobile clinic for foreign workers
  • Healthcare support for foreign workers in vulnerable areas and groups Improving the healthcare environment by providing customized healthcare services for foreign workers in vulnerable areas and groups Strengthening medical support for foreign workers in Jeonnam (province) by organizing a hospital network Supporting foreign workers with healthcare needs in the region through the establishment of a medical network linked to free clinics
  • Immunization support for foreign workers Providing vaccines against influenza and other infectious diseases
Expected Effects
  • Strengthening access to healthcare services and free medical treatment for foreign workers
  • Securing the health rights of foreign workers in Korea and eliminating medical blind spots
Building and operating healthcare cooperation system and capacity building
Goals
  • To improve health status of migrant workers in Korea
  • To build the health management capacity of groups supporting migrant workers in Korea
Project Period 2012-Present
Details
  • Developing and distributing multilingual health information data (in 15 languages) Health education by podding health and medical information for migrant workers
View multilingual health information brochure Watching Multilingual health information YouTube My Health Keeper
  • Bangla, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Filipino, Indonesian, Mongolian, Myanmar, Nepali, Pakistani, Russian, Sri Lankan, Thai, Uzbek, and Vietnamese

  • Hosting training and seminars on health management for workers engaged in foreign worker projects
  • Health management capacity-building training for workers engaged in foreign worker projects Expanding participation of workers engaged in foreign worker projects and establishing a network of partner organizations
Expected Effects
  • Strengthening the health management capacity of workers engaged in foreign worker projects
  • Improving access to healthcare information for foreign workers to promote their health