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MOHW to create ‘liquidation guideline for innovative pharma’
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) is planning to tighten standards of certifying an innovative pharmaceutical company.
This is part of the plan announced by the MOHW on the 17th to strengthen innovative pharma...
MFDS approves Korea-developed surgical robot system ‘Revo-I’
‘Revo-I,’ a surgical robot system developed for the first time in Korea, was approved from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) on the 3rd of August.
The approved ‘Revo-I’ is a system to help surgeons to perfor...
MFDS to publish drug approval reports of 21 APEC countries by next year
In order to enlarge experts of pharmaceutical products developed in Korea, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) will publish the drug approval report of 21 APEC(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) countries by th...
Rep. Seung-Jo Yang sets legal bases to build ‘Public Vaccine Development Center’
In order to develop and support public vaccines, legal bases will be established to prepare the ‘Public Vaccine Development and Support Center.’
The Minjoo Party Rep. Seung-Jo Yang announced this as representatively ...
51 institutes apply designation of tertiary hospitals
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(Minister Neung-Hoo Park, HOMW) announced the total 51 institutes applied for designation of tertiary hospitals, including the existing 43 tertiary hospitals and 8 additional applican...
Emergency Center Director Eun-Kyung Jung to new director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emergency Center Director Eun-Kyung Jung at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(KCDC) was appointed as a new director of the Ministry of Health and Welfare KCDC.
President Jae-In Moon announced appoi...
MFDS will strengthen global competitiveness of Korean clinical trials
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) is seeking for plans to improve competitiveness for Korean clinical trials to the global level.
Korean clinical trials have been significantly improved in quality and quanti...
Prosecution soon to reveal final rebate investigation result, enlarging intense in pharmaceutical and distribution fields
The Eastern Branch of Busan District Public Prosecutors’ Office, which has strongly investigated illegal rebates, has brought tension to pharmaceutical companies and pharmaceutical distribution companies for the inves...
Minister Neung-Hoo Park promised to resolve national responsibility for dementia, uninsured benefits and social vaccines
Minister Neung-Hoo Park of Health and Welfare(MOHW) suggested a blueprint of the MOHW’s healthcare policy based on the government’s 5-year road map.
When it comes to the healthcare field, he emphasized publicity, mak...
MOHW, “It’s hard to judge if lecture and consulting fees are rebates”
In the circumstance where indirect illegal rebates on healthcare providers to support symposiums have recently become an issue, the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) are also worrying about a yardstick for judgment...
