This Project is aimed at carrying out basic vaccination (to acquire artificial immunization ) at the proper time according to growth stages so as to prevent infectious diseases and maintain a healthy condition.

Infants Hearing Screening Test

Recipients

• Infants of low-income families with established residencies in jurisdictions of si·gun·gu (public health centers)
• Residents with established residency in Gangnam-gu

Details of Supports

• Expenses for Infants Hearing Screening Tests
• If diagnosed as re-exam (refer) from the screening, supports will be given for personal deductibles for Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) Test.

Medical examination of infants belonging to low-income households

Recipients

• Infants below 6 y.o. who are medical aid beneficiaries(4, 9, 18, 30, 42, 54, 66 months)

Checkup procedure

• Receive Health Examination Documents from the National Health Insurance Corporation – Make a reservation and visit a medical examination institution – Receive the examination and wait for the results notification

Place

• Designated medical institution in the community

Inquiry

• Health Insurance Management Corp. 1577-1000, homepage of the Corporation http://www.nhic.or.kr

Congenital metabolic disease test

Recipients

• Newborn baby at 3 - 7 days of age

Items tested

• PKU, congenital hypothyroidism, Galactosemia, Maple syrup urine disease, Homo-cystinuria, Congenital adrenal hyperplasia(free of charge)

Blood collecting institution

• medical institutions nationwide

Management of congenital metabolic diseases

Recipients

• Patient under 18 y.o. who is diagnosed to have congenital metabolic disease such as PKU, hypothyroidism, organic aciduria, etc. requiring specially prepared powder milk

Support method

• PKU patient, etc.: Providing specially-prepared powder milk and low-protein foods

Inquiry

• Health Guidance Team

Hepatitis B vertical infection prevention project

The Project is aimed at preventing vertical infection of the newborn baby who is born of a mother with Hepatitis B surface antigen Positive, and reducing infection by inhibiting the occurrence of chronic hepatitis B and consequent cirrhosis or liver cancer

Recipients

• Infant who is born of a mother with hepatitis B surface antigen Positive (including foreigner) - Throughout the year

Scope of support

• Providing immunoglobulin (once) and vaccinations (3 times)
• Providing free antigen/antibody testing (once) after completion of vaccination
• Free vaccinations (3 times) and maximum two tests for the person whose antibody is not formed

Support method

• Gangnam-gu Public Health Center distributes coupons to public institution engaged in supporting childbirth
• Maternity clinics will distribute maternity ledgers and provide immunization information.
• Recipients get vaccinated and undergo checkups using the coupons
• The Public Health Center pays the inoculation expenses based on the coupons submitted by the institutions engaged in childbirth or inoculation institution

Health Management of Low Birth-weight Infants

For Whom

• Premature infants, registered in Kangnam-gu, and whose birthweights were lower than 2,300g.

Supports Provided

• Customized visiting care services by home health care specialists

Education

• Customized trainings for self-dependent groups of mothers with low-birthweight infants

Inquiries

• Health Guidance Team( 02-3423-7105)