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Korean-Nigerian model becomes honorary ambassador for multiculturalism

The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family named Korean-Nigerian model Han Hyun-min, 16, as the honorary ambassador to promote awareness of multiculturalism in Korea, Thursday. Having risen to stardom at a young age, Han hopes to remove the prejudices against biracial youths and professionals that still very much exist. “I really wanted to do something about this problem for ...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-22 16:40

Migrant workers can't stay over 10 years

The government will cut the maximum legal employment period for workers from overseas hired under the Employment Permit System (EPS) to 10 years from the current 14 years and six months. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said Thursday it will seek to revise related decrees in order to reduce the maximum stay of migrant workers on E9 non-professional employment visas. Its decision comes amid growing conflict between Koreans and migrant workers, leading the former to demand stronger protection of their jobs and wages.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-21 16:55

'Women's health issue sidelined in sanitary towel controversy'

The recent controversy over sanitary towels has failed to address the core issue of women’s health, according to an official of a women’s organization. Leean So-young, director general at the Korea Women's Environmental Network (KWEN), said no concrete measures were discussed over the fact that many sanitary products have been found to contain toxic materials. “The core issue of the controversy is that companies manufactured and distributed products that were not verified for safety, the government has remained negligent and women have used them for over 40 years,” she said. The comment came...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-20 16:07

Treating postpartum stress with Korean medicine

Traditionally, Koreans have put great emphasis on postpartum care for mothers. It is not uncommon to hear women who complain of illnesses they have developed during the postpartum months because of the lack of care even decades afterwards. Customarily, postpartum mothers were given thick clothing and blankets to keep the body warm and they were even advised against washing with cold water or going out in cold weather. Expats living in Korea may have heard of this practice and wondered about it. It is intended to protect the new mother’s body and prevent cold-qi from entering it because deliv...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-19 15:46

Gov't to increase welfare coverage for dementia

About 700,000 dementia patients and their families will be covered under the state welfare program, the government said Monday. This is part of President Moon Jae-in’s campaign pledge to expand the state’s role in helping senior citizens, who contributed to the development of the country, lead a dignified life. Health and Welfare Minister Park Neung-hoo unveiled this measure three days ahead of World Alzheimer's Day which falls Thursday. Many families go bankrupt due to the heavy medical costs of treating the disease, which is expected to become more prevalent in Korea because of a rapidly a...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-18 16:36

Medical costs for insured expats double over 5 years

As an increasing number of foreigners join the state health insurance system here, costs for their coverage have more than doubled over the past five years, according to data revealed Friday. Data from the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) and the Justice Ministry show that healthcare costs for insured expatriates in 2016 were 553 billion won ($487 million), up 109 per...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-15 16:06

Adoptees struggling to find birth families

For many adoptees, finding their birth families is a way to mend their past and move forward. In Korea, the process is especially long and costly, lonely and upsetting - and, more often than not, unfruitful. What further troubles many of them is the feeling that Korea, the country they were born into, had sold them off. This may not be just a feeling. In a 1975 letter issued ...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-14 17:19

Huge jump in life-threatening tick disease

Health authorities are urging campers, hikers and gardeners to watch out for seed-sized ticks after confirming that there has been a huge jump in tick-bite victims this year. Infection from the tick-borne disease thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) has caused 31 deaths this year, according to a Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) report on Thursday - a 63 per...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-14 16:49

Tick-borne disease claims 31 lives

A tick-borne disease has killed 31 people this year so far, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Thursday. The KDCD noted the number of deaths from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) has increased sharply from last year’s 19. Given that ticks remain active until November, more people may fall victim to the virus.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-14 15:37

Kopino mother demands help in front of National Assembly

A Filipina mother staged a protest outside the main gate of the National Assembly in Seoul, Monday, demanding help for Kopinos, children born to Korean fathers and Filipino mothers. Next to Geraldine Dy was her eight year old son, Jared Keystone Kim, shyly clinging to his mother.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-09-13 17:23

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