News About: Goverment
Narrow difference between awareness and reality of Korean health care systems
Koreans have relatively a high level of awareness and reality on integration of the health and medical systems, and the difference between the two aspects is relatively narrower than other countries. On the other hand...
MFDS & MSIT starts ‘National Dementia Research and Development Committee’
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(Minister Neung-Hoo Park) started the ‘National Dementia Research and Development Committee’ to establish 10-year dementia research and development plans of Korea with the Ministry of...
5 revision bills to Pharmaceutical Affairs Law passed Bill Examination Subcommittee
5 revision bills to the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, including License Revocation from Pharmacists with Mental Illness, passed.
The Health and Welfare Committee held a bill examination subcommittee at a meeting room(R...
Rep. Joo-Hong Hwang tables bill to abolish MFDS
A bill was proposed to abolish the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) and transfer its work other governmental bodies.
People’s Party Rep. Joo-Hong Hwang representatively tabled the ‘Partial Revision Bill to the ...
FTC’s inspection on unfair uses of patent rights in pharmaceutical and bio-tech fields
The Fair Trade Commission(FTC) will inspect unfair uses of patent rights in the pharmaceutical and bio-tech fields.
Fair Trade Commissioner Sang-Jo Kim announced a plan to carry out the 5 key projects in the followin...
MFDS announces 2,020 products applied differentials for small packaging rule
On 13 September, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced 2,020 products which do not follow the differential small-quantity packaging standards for medicines.
The announcement indicated 655 products for ...
Health and Welfare Committee conducts parliamentary inspections between 12th and 31st of October
Regular parliamentary inspections of the government offices will be conducted between the 12th and 31st of October.
Ruling and opposing parties of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee agreed to have ins...
Rep. Mi-Hyuk Kwon tables a bill to adopt ‘class action system on foods and quasi drugs’
The Minjoo Party Rep. Mi-Hyuk Kwon tabled a partial revision bill to the Framework Act on Food Safety and the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law which contains articles about the ‘adoption of the class action system’ and the ...
National Assembly Budgeting Office estimates KRW 27.8 billion a year for adopting public late-night pharmacies
The National Assembly Budgeting Office estimated average KRW 27.8 billion a year for adopting public late-night pharmacies.
The office recently revealed an expenditure estimation for the ‘Partial Revision Bill to the...
Strengthened health and medical cooperation between Korea and Russia
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(Minister Neung-Hoo Park, MOHW) visited Vladivostok, Russia to participate in the 3rd Eastern Economic Forum with the 16th Korea-Russia Joint Committee of Economy, Science and Technol...
