Gwangju, Jeollanam-do lawmakers said, “We will build groundbreaking medical infrastructure in the western region of Musan.”
Democratic Party lawmakers from Jeollanam-do and Gwangju urge expansion of medical infrastructure in the western region when unified with the government
Quick Look
- Kim Won-i of the Democratic Party of Korea, who had been on a hunger strike for 11 days to protest the failure to host a medical school, was taken to the hospital.
- Democratic Party lawmakers from Jeonnam Gwangju district urged the government and Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City to expand medical infrastructure in the western region and prepare comprehensive development measures.
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Why It Matters
Due to the failure to host a national medical school in the western region of Gwangju, Jeollanam-do, concerns about the medical gap in the region and a sense of loss are growing.
On the 11th day of hunger strike, Rep. Kim Won-i was transferred to the hospital.
(Jeonnam Gwangju = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Cheol-hong = On the 9th, lawmakers from the Jeonnam Gwangju constituency of the Democratic Party of Korea urged the government and the Jeonnam Gwangju Unified Special City to expand groundbreaking medical infrastructure in the western region, including Mokpo, where the bid to host a medical school failed.
On this day, lawmakers visited Rep. Kim Won-i's (Mokpo) hunger strike at the National Assembly and said, "The hunger strike is to represent the desperate wishes of residents in the western part of Gwangju, South Jeolla Province," and added, "The sense of loss felt by residents due to the failure to attract a national medical school and concerns about a medical gap are very serious."
Rep. Kim was taken to the hospital by ambulance on the 11th day of the hunger strike.
The lawmakers emphasized, "We can no longer ignore the tragedy of residents in western islands and remote areas missing out on golden time because they cannot receive even the minimum first aid," and added, "It is the natural responsibility of the nation to protect the people by quickly expanding the emergency medical system for serious diseases such as cardiovascular disease."
The lawmakers also emphasized the urgency of comprehensive development measures for the economic development of underdeveloped regions and argued that multifaceted measures should be implemented in parallel, including attracting high-tech industries, nurturing professional talent, and improving residential conditions.
The lawmakers asked the government and the unified city to "mobilize all available policy means to quickly prepare and announce effective measures that can be felt by residents of the western region."
The Democratic Party's United City Party has formed and is operating the 'Jeonnam Gwangju Medical Infrastructure Expansion Task Force' after the failure to establish a new national medical school in the western region.
Open Questions
- Whether Rep. Kim Won-i's health will recover?
- Timing of announcement of follow-up medical measures by the government and integrated city
