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Is MOHW still reviewing pending issues related to the drug serial number system for 2 years?
The drug serial number obligation, which will be enforced on pharmaceutical distribution companies, has come closer in about 3 months, but the government has still not been able to give clear answers on the key pendin...
Revision bill for the National Health Insurance Contribution System passed Bill Examination Subcommittee
After the tough time, the revision bill for the National Health Insurance Contribution System passed the Bill Examination Subcommittee at the National Assembly Health & Welfare Committee.
The revision bill for the Na...
‘Telemedicine’ went in vain at Bill Examination Subcommittee
Telemedicine, which has drawn attention as introduced at the Bill Examination Subcommittee, could not be discussed again.
The National Assembly Health & Welfare Committee introduced the ‘Amendment to the Medical Law’...
MOHW, “Household Drug System cannot be repealed while strengthened in safety”
The Ministry of Health and Welfare stated it is impossible to make discussions about the emergency household drug system again.
On the 22nd, Director Byung-Choel Yoon at the Ministry of Health and Welfare Drug Policy...
Health & Welfare Committee discusses telemedicine only after finalizing reform for Health Insurance Law
It seems it will be difficult to discuss about the amendment to the Medical Law for the implementation of doctor-patient telemedicine even at this National Assembly.
The National Assembly Health & Welfare Committee f...
Joint health and medical big data utilization team founded
In order to develop strategies to enlarge the use of big data for health and medical services, the Ministry of Health and Welfare(Ministry Jin-Yup Jung) formed the ‘Health and Medical Big Data Utilization Team’ and he...
MFDS to become member of ‘International Medical Device Regulators Forum(IMDRF)’
In order to join in the International Medical Device Regulators Forum(IMDRF) which harmonizes the international medical device regulations of each country, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) will attend the 11...
MOHW reveals member list and meeting results of the household product adjustment council
In order to improve transparency in the process of adjusting the emergency household product list, the ministry will reveal the list of members and open the process of the meeting.
On the 14th, the Ministry of Health...
What will be changed after the first ‘household product council’?
The government has officially started to adjust the list of emergency household products.
On the 14th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will hold the 1st closed meeting for the council for adjustment of the emergen...
Will government’s future health and medical policies come to an end?
As the impeachment of President Geun-Hye Park got approved on the 10th, the social and political affairs have met a new state. Thus, health & medical regulations that the Park’s administration has pushed forward, such...