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Health Minister Jeong Eun-kyeong speaks during a meeting with medical organizations, which was held in central Seoul on April 21. [MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE]

3.5 million syringes to be produced for prioritized distribution amid raw material shortage

A total of 3.5 million syringes will be produced and prioritized for distribution to medical institutions providing hemodialysis and pediatric and maternity care, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Tuesday.

2026.4.21

Lim Hyun-taek, head the Korean Medical Association, speaks at a press conference held in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Sunday. [YONHAP]

KMA announces large-scale strike over medical reforms to take place on June 18

The Korean Medical Association (KMA) announced Sunday it will stage a general strike on June 18 to protest government reforms.

2024.6.9

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A notice attached on the door of a private clinic in Seongnam, Gyeonggi informs patients of reduced service hours on Monday. [NEWS1]

Doctors limit service hours to protest admissions hike

Doctors across Korea limit their service hours starting Monday in protest of the government’s plan to expand the medical school admissions quota, hindering access to health care.

2024.4.1

Medical professors at a general hospital in downtown Seoul on Thursday tender their resignations in protest to the government's decision to add 2,000 seats in medical schools' admission. [NEWS1]

Hospitals close wards, go into debt after junior doctors’ walkout

Seoul's largest hospitals are closing inpatient wards to cut operating costs, mainly due to snowballing debt caused by reducing medical appointments amid junior doctors’ walkout.

2024.3.28

Lim Hyun-taek, president-elect of the Korea Medical Association, addresses his victory speech on Tuesday at the headquarters of the association in Yongsan District, central Seoul. His term will begin in May. [NEWS1]

Newly elected doctors' group chief urges Yoon to 'directly' talk with trainees

The country’s largest doctors’ group elected a new leader who urged President Yoon Suk Yeol to “directly participate in talks with junior doctors to convince them to return.”

2024.3.27

Medical professionals walk near a hospital in Seoul on Tuesday. [NEWS1]

Gov't to increase med school enrollment by 2,000 next year

The Korean government on Tuesday announced an increase in the enrollment quota for medical schools by 2,000 starting next year, a plan it has been pushing to resolve the country's doctor shortage.

2024.2.6

Patients and guardians waits at Kyungpook National University Hospital’s pediatric department in Daegu on Thursday. There have been concerns over the lack of essential medical services and professions especially in provincial areas outside the greater Seoul area. [YONHAP]

President Yoon says more doctors needed in essential fields and rural areas

Yoon Suk Yeol proposed reducing the legal risks and insurance premiums for doctors in essential fields, including obstetrics and gynecology. The government initally planned to add1,000 more medical school students a year.

2023.10.19

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun talks with representatives from the Korean Intern Resident Association (KIRA) at the government office complex in Seoul on Sunday. [YONHAP]

Striking trainee doctors agree to keep treating Covid patients

An association of trainee doctors agreed to participate in medical services related to Covid-19 despite being on strike to protest the government’s plans to increase medical school admissions following a meeting with the prime minister on Sunday.

2020.8.24

Health Minister Park Neung-hoo, left, and Korea Medical Association President Choi Dae-zip bump fists ahead of talks in a hotel in central Seoul Wednesday. The two sides failed to bridge differences on the government’s plans to expand the admissions quota for medical schools. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

Nationwide doctors' strike to go forward next week

A nationwide doctors' strike is expected to take place next week as planned after the government and the Korea Medical Association (KMA) were unable to reach a consensus on a proposal to increase medical students' admissions quota.

2020.8.20