The Future of Smart Healthcare: Shinsung Tech – From Precision Manufacturing to Smart Medical Innovation

By Saqib Sharif Around the world, the healthcare industry is undergoing the most profound transformation in its history. Artificial intelligence, data-driven decision systems, and connected IoT (the internet of things) medical devices are reshaping … Read More

From Loneliness to Self-Connection: Finding a Path Back to Ourselves

By Erva Ozkan When I was a kid, I could wander in and out of our neighbors’ homes, playing with their children. They fed me, cared for me, and treated … Read More

The Forgotten Side of Expat Life in Korea: Mental Health Challenges

By Erva Ozkan What does it mean to build a life in a country where the language, culture, and system feel completely different from your own? During my first year … Read More

Empathy and Gwangju’s Migrants

By Maddy Miller How It All Began After living in Gwangju for about six years, mostly as a private academy teacher, partly as a language student at Chonnam National University, … Read More

Routine Life Takes 180° Turn in a Second: My Journey Through the Korean Healthcare System

By Dhivyaa S. P. Sometimes, it only takes a fraction of a second for life to change entirely. For me, that moment came unexpectedly as I twisted my ankle while … Read More

A Long-Standing Taboo

Mental Health in Korea By Yousra Feriel Drioua The discussion surrounding mental health was and remains a taboo subject in many societies around the world for various reasons. For Korea, … Read More

Gwangju Migrant Health Center: For the Healthy Lives of Migrants

The GMHC has more than 70 medical staff (volunteers) who are ready to lend a helping hand. They open their doors to all migrants: students, migrant women, migrant workers, and any who cannot go to medical institutions due to their legal documents or difficulty in communication. Their free medical treatment is offered every Sunday from 1–5 p.m. at their Center in Gwangsan-gu.

Is 20/20 Vision Possible for Me? 

The staff at the clinic seems really nice and confident in their work, so I felt very welcome and warmly received there.