The first government-party council in the field of health and welfare was held.
Park Joo-min, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea serving as the chairman of the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee, held a government-party council on the morning of 4th at the National Assembly and said, "We must succeed in the medical reform that needs to sufficiently supply medical personnel in essential areas and regions," and emphasized, "We must not repeat the mistakes of the previous government."
This is the first government-party council in the field of health and welfare under the Lee Jae-myung government. The Democratic Party was represented by members of the health and welfare committee, including Park, and the government was represented by Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong, First Vice Minister Lee Seu-ran, and Second Vice Minister Lee Hyung-hoon. In addition, Moon Jin-young, senior secretary for civil society in the presidential office, attended.
Park said, "Health and welfare is a very large field into which more than 120 trillion won is invested annually and is the area most closely related to the lives of the people," adding, "We must create real reform by accurately reflecting the voices of the people and the field."
Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong said, "After recruiting residents in the second half of the year, the number of residents has recovered to about 10,000, but it will still take time for stabilization," and added, "We must establish a cooperative system between the National Assembly and the government for true medical reform."
Minister Jeong added, "We need to strengthen the cooperation system with local governments based on cooperation among the government and parties to implement the Integrated Care Support Act nationwide in March next year."
Moon Jin-young emphasized, "The health and welfare of the people must be assured under the responsibility of the state," and added, "To do this, we must create changes that can be felt in everyday life, such as building a care system that alleviates the burden on caregivers among the people and integrates care for the elderly and the disabled, including resolving essential medical and regional medical disparities."