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Healthcare Assistance for Overseas Koreans

What We Do

Healthcare Assistance for Overseas Koreans

  • Our healthcare aid for Korean immigrants abroad gives attention and healthcare services to overseas Koreans in order to ensure their quality of life and national solidarity.

    *Korean immigrants abroad (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2021): Approx. 7.3 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 Kyrgyzstan
Goals To elevate self-health management and health status of old Korean diaspora residing in Kyrgyzstan
Project Period 2023 (new project)
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 (new project)
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 the healthy growth of Korean children living in Vietnam
Project Period 2018-Present
Details
  • (Invitational medical examinations and treatment support) Medical services such as comprehensive medical examinations, treatments, and surgical operations
  • (Local healthcare program support)
  • (Medical examinations and health seminars) Medical examinations and counseling, health management prevention education, etc.
  • (Home visits) Simple checkups and consultations by local medical support, drug support, etc. for Koreans with reduced mobility
Expected Effects Contributing to the stable maintenance of families with children of Korean nationality by providing medical services to the children of women returning to Vietnam and their guardians
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
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 outcoming residents, conducting regular & monthly meetings, supporting funerals, etc.
  • (Others) Hosting Steering Committee, etc.
Expected Effects Maintaining health conditions of the residents in the nursing home and boosting ethnic bond