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Interpretation services at public health centers to be expanded

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2011.04.14 12:45:10

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that they will expand interpretation services at public health centers to better serve marriage migrants and their families.

There are 43 interpreters at 22 public health centers to provide interpretation services, but the ministry plans to expand the services to 25 centers and 50 interpreters.

Marriage migrants, who are generally women from other parts of Asia, often experience difficulty receiving medical services due to language problems. With this in mind, public health centers in Korea started providing interpretation services to people in need in 2007.

By Oh Jun Kyung
Korea.net Staff Writer

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