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Welfare Policy

Guro-gu Compensates Everyday Accidents Through ‘Liability Insurance for People with Developmental Disabilities’

Protecting affected residents while easing the compensation burden on families of people with developmental disabilities The 'Daily Life Liability Insurance for People with Developmental Disabilities,' which Guro-gu (Mayor Jang In-hong) h…

Park Soo-jin, Reporter · 2026/07/29 09:00

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Ministry of Health, National Cancer Center to Hold 4th K-CURE Data Utilization Competition, Applications Open July 27, First Release of Combined Cancer Clinical-Public Data

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Jung Eun-kyeong), the National Cancer Center (President Yang Han-kwang) and the Korea Health Information Service (President Yeom Min-seop) announced that the 4th K-CURE…

Song Jung-sook, Reporter · 2026/07/29 08:00

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Michuhol-gu District Meets with Medical Institutions to Link Discharged Patients with Integrated Care

Michuhol-gu District (Senior and Disabled Welfare Division) held a meeting with officials from local medical institutions to ensure that patients discharged from hospitals can be immediately linked with community care…

Kim Mi-hee, Reporter · 2026/07/28 12:33

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Incheon’s 20 Years of Medical Aid for Partner Cities in Asia… 175 Children Given New Life

The 'Medical Support Program for Partner Cities in Asia', which the city of Incheon (Mayor Park Chan-dae) has carried out since 2007, marks its 20th anniversary this year. Over…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/07/28 09:37

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Incheon Builds ‘Integrated Medical Safety Net’ for Childcare… Joins Hands with 9 Medical Institutions

The city of Incheon has launched an 'integrated medical safety net' that spans both child abuse response in the childcare field and welfare for care workers. As the Saessak…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/07/27 16:35

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Incheon Declares ‘Peace Is Livelihood and Growth’ as It Launches Peace Initiative in Earnest

The Incheon Metropolitan Government (Mayor Park Chan-dae) has formally proposed to the central government a plan to transform its border areas from spaces of regulation and sacrifice into growth…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/07/27 16:31

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Health Ministry Launches ‘Gap-Care’ Program for School Break at 1,461 Community Childcare Centers Nationwide Starting July 27

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong) announced that it is launching the "Gap-Care Program During School Breaks," aimed at filling meal and childcare gaps for dual-income households…

Song Jung-sook, Reporter · 2026/07/27 11:00

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Incheon City provides 2,300 bottles of water to jjokbang residents… stepping up prevention of heat-related illness amid heat wave

Incheon City is providing some 2,300 bottles of water to protect the health of residents of jjokbang (single-room slum housing) as the heat wave drags on day after day.…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/07/27 09:34

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Incheon City Opens Recruitment for Preliminary Social Enterprises in Second Half; Applications Begin August 3

Incheon Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Chan-dae) is set to identify new preliminary social enterprises that will help solve local problems and create quality jobs. The city announced that it…

Jang Hyung-im, Reporter · 2026/07/27 09:30

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Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention Hold ‘Mentor-Mentee’ Conference for Suicide Prevention Workers in Cheonan, July 23-24… Supporting New Staff’s Field Adaptation

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong) and the Korea Foundation for Suicide Prevention (Chairperson Jeong Yoon-soon) will hold the "2026 Suicide Prevention Worker 'Mentor-Mentee Capacity Building' Conference"…

Song Jung-sook, Reporter · 2026/07/26 10:10

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