The government has decided to expand the notification targets for the establishment of the 'Comprehensive Plan for Cardiovascular Disease Management' from the current provincial governors to include mayors and county heads. This aims to enhance the operational effectiveness of the system.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 24th during the Cabinet meeting that a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the 'Act on Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Diseases' was adopted and is scheduled to take effect from the 31st. The amendment is aimed at transferring central administrative authority and responsibilities in accordance with the 'Cardiovascular Disease Act' revised and promulgated on January 30 of last year, and at specifying necessary matters for its enforcement.
Key contents indicate that the notification target for the establishment of the Comprehensive Plan for Cardiovascular Disease Management will be expanded from the current provincial governors to include mayors and county heads. The intention is to strengthen the authority of local government heads as the entities responsible for establishing the comprehensive plan for cerebrovascular disease management.
To enhance operational efficiency, regulations that increased the burden of local administrative duties without effectiveness have also been reorganized. There have been voices raised that, while administrative burdens on local governments have increased as a result of evaluating plans instead of implementation results, the effectiveness of operational management has decreased.
Jang Jae-won, director of disease policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, expressed hope that, with this amendment to the enforcement decree, the authority of local governments will be strengthened in the process of formulating national cardiovascular disease management policies while reducing administrative burdens, thereby contributing to more efficient management of cardiovascular diseases.