Yongin Special City operates the ‘Growth Plus’ project, which supports growth plate and hormone testing and treatment costs for Dream Start children who are unable to receive diagnosis and treatment for precocious puberty due to financial difficulties, thereby helping children grow healthily.
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[Korean Today] Yongin Special City Dream Start provides support for examination and treatment costs for children suspected of having precocious puberty. © Reporter Na-yeon Kim |
Yongin Special City announced on the 23rd that it is operating the ‘Growth Plus’ project, which supports growth plate and hormone test and treatment costs up to 600,000 won per year for Dream Start children with suspected precocious puberty.
Precocious puberty is a condition in which secondary sexual characteristics appear abnormally early in children in the lower grades of elementary school. If treatment is not received in a timely manner, the growth plate may close early, causing growth to stop and increasing the possibility of developing adult diseases. To prevent this, Yongin Special City provides medical support to children from families who have difficulty receiving treatment due to financial reasons.
On November 29, the city signed an agreement with the Heo Won Jang Growth Hospital, a specialized pediatric and adolescent treatment institution, to establish a professional examination and treatment system. Based on this, five target children were selected based on recommendations from Dream Start case managers, and they will continue to receive support for up to two years.
This project aims to help children grow up healthily by diagnosing and treating precocious puberty early through growth plate and hormone tests. City officials said, “If precocious puberty is not treated in a timely manner, it can have negative effects on not only height growth but also overall health,” and “Through this project, we will provide necessary medical services to children who have not been able to receive tests due to financial burden.”
The city plans to expand the project by selecting additional recipients in 2024.
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