○ Full-scale implementation of public–private healthcare network to improve medical access amid rising migrant consultations
○ Discussions on “Gyeonggi Safe Hospital” model to address healthcare gaps for migrants

Gyeonggi Province and Gyeonggi Migrant Integration Support Center (GMIS) held the first official 2026 forum of the “All Together Healthy Healthcare Network” (Dageon Net) on February 4.

As a cooperative healthcare network for migrants, Dageon Net brings together public institutions, medical providers, civil society organizations, and religious and support groups. The network operates to share cases of migrants in healthcare blind spots and connect them to policy solutions.

The recent increase in medical consultations by migrants has prompted the Province and GMIS to organize the Dageon Net forum to establish a stronger public–private cooperation system aimed at improving the access of migrants to healthcare and ensuring their right to health.

The meeting included the appointment of a new member (Yoo Sang-hyeok, Chair of the Migrant Ministry Committee under the Social Ministry Bureau of the Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul), sharing of “Safe Hospital–type consultative body” models from other provinces, discussions on a proposed “Gyeonggi Safe Hospital” initiative, review of 2025 cases, and an open discussion session. Participants shared this year’s project implementation plans and discussed ways of further developing a Gyeonggi-style migrant healthcare support model.

Key agendas included the following: improving migrants’ access to healthcare; clarifying roles between medical institutions and support organizations; and establishing a sustainable public–private cooperation framework.

The meeting also introduced major cooperation and referral cases in 2025, including medical expense support for a high-risk migrant mother in partnership with Korea University Ansan Hospital and for 12 migrants in collaboration with the ChildFund Korea Foundation.

In the case of the high-risk mother, complications involving the fetus were found during obstetric treatment at a local hospital, requiring urgent transfer to a university hospital. However, gaps in coordination between medical institutions and the burden of high medical expenses placed her at risk of interrupted treatment. Through cooperation among Dageon Net’s public medical institutions and support organizations, the patient was successfully referred to Korea University Ansan Hospital and was able to receive financial assistance for her medical expenses. This case is a leading example of how a public–private partnership can overcome the limitations of individual institutional responses to resolve a migrant healthcare issue.

Building on accumulated cases, the Province plans to expand the migrant healthcare safety net gradually this year by publishing a Migrants’ Health Rights Case Report, expanding health rights education for medical personnel, and establishing a database of medical institutions capable of treating migrants.

“Guaranteeing migrants’ right to health strengthens the overall public health safety net of Gyeonggi Province,” said Kim Seong-hwan, Director of Gyeonggi Province’s Immigration Society Support Division. “With Dageon Net playing a pivotal role, we will reinforce public–private cooperation to ensure that no migrant is excluded from medical care.”