Chungju City was selected as the best institution for three consecutive years in the 2024 Chungcheongbuk-do tuberculosis control project performance evaluation. It was selected as the best organization at the ‘2024 Chungcheongbuk-do Tuberculosis Control Project Performance Evaluation Competition’ held by Chungju City on the 12th.
With this award, the city received the honor of being selected as the best institution for three consecutive years.
The ‘2024 Chungcheongbuk-do Tuberculosis Control Project Performance Evaluation Competition’, hosted by Chungcheongbuk-do, selects the top 6 public health centers in order of highest score by comprehensively evaluating 6 quantitative indicators of tuberculosis management and 1 qualitative indicator of best policies.
Although Chungju City had a large number of tuberculosis cases, unlike other cities and counties, it was able to receive the highest score because tuberculosis patients were managed meticulously.
In addition, the ‘Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening Project for Seniors Over 65 Years Old Sent to Daycare Centers’, submitted by Chungju City as an excellent case this year, is a project to screen for tuberculosis among seniors over 65 years old among workers dispatched to daycare centers, providing early screening for groups at high risk of developing tuberculosis and preventing tuberculosis in the future. The preemptive and effective management, such as inducing treatment for latent tuberculosis infection to prevent the disease from developing, was highly praised.
Using this award as a stepping stone, the city announced that it will continue to pursue projects that benefit citizens, from tuberculosis screening to treatment and management, prioritizing the health and safety of citizens.
Meanwhile, Chungju Museum announced that it was selected as a participating institution in the ‘K-museums joint exhibition’ contest for the 2025 Folk Life History Museum Cooperation Network Project hosted by the National Folk Museum.
The ‘K-museums joint exhibition’ is a project that the National Folk Museum of Korea has been promoting since 2012 to revitalize local museum operations and expand exhibition capabilities. It supports the planning, exhibition construction, and catalog production of joint exhibitions.
The National Folk Museum of Korea selected Chungju Museum and Seodaemun Natural History Museum as two target institutions for the 2025 project.
The joint special exhibition is scheduled to be held in the second half of next year, and the Chungju Museum will prepare the exhibition by closely collaborating with the National Folk Museum on planning, design, and operation.
The joint exhibition will be held under the theme of Chungju’s leaf tobacco cultivation, including stories of citizens about tobacco farming that continued for more than 100 years since yellow leaf tobacco was introduced to the Chungju area during the Japanese colonial period, and the local tobacco industry, including leaf tobacco drying facilities that remain in the region. The history of is covered.
Museum Director Park Heung-soo said, “Through this joint exhibition with the National Folk Museum, we hope to present the National Museum’s high-quality exhibitions to the local area and help residents enjoy cultural life.”
Economy Queen Reporter Choi Hana
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