News About: Goverment
MSIP practically withdraws ‘online sales of household drugs’
It was rumored the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning(MSIP) is working on the online commercialization of household drugs, but the ministry was confirmed to withdraw the plan already.
In the recently publis...
MSIP decides to support KRW 195 billion for biotechnology and medical technology development business
On the 28th, the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning(MSIP) revealed the biotechnology and medical technology development business plans at the ‘Joint Briefings for the 2016 Governmental R&D Business.’
The MS...
MOHW decides to invest KRW 457 billion into R&D in 2016
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) has decided to invest KRW 457 billion in the R&D business of the next year.
The MOHW(Minister Jin-yup Jung) held the Health and Medical Service Technology Deliberation Committ...
Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promoted to the vice-minister class in 2016
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be promoted to the vice-minister class in 2016.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare(Minister Jin-yup Jung) announced the enforcement of promoting the Korea Cen...
“Special Act on Medical Students is just another Regulatory Guillotine”
The Korean Hospital Association criticized the ‘Act of Improving Training Environments and Positions of Medical Students(Special Act on Medical Students)’ on the 4th, “It was an action which ignores the reality of the...
‘Special Act on Medical Students’ passes the National Assembly’s general meeting
The ‘Special Act on Medical Students,’ required to improve training environments and positions of medical students, has finally passed the general meeting of the National Assembly after going through long difficulties...
MFDS, “Our goal is to reach 71% in domestic vaccines self-sufficiency by 2020”
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS) announced a plan to strengthen support on commercialization and exportation of biomedicines to achieve 71% on self-sufficiency of domestic vaccines by 2020.
On the 1st, the ...
Korea-China FTA passes the National Assembly
On the 30th of November, the Korea-China Free Trade Agreement(FTA) was decided at the general meeting of the National Assembly.
Starting on May 2012, the Korea-China FTA has gone through 14 official negotiations, was...
Agreement exchange of Special Act on Medical Students and International Healthcare Business Supporting Act by ruling and opposing parties
As the International Healthcare Business Supporting Act and the Special Act on Medical Students were exchanged to be agreed by the ruling and opposing parties, chances for the two acts to be passed are increasing.
Th...
Medicine Payment Obligation Act passes the National Assembly
The Act for Obligation of Medicine Payment(the Amendment for the Pharmacist Affairs Law), which has been known for an act that protects the weak in the National Assembly, passed the general meeting of the National Ass...
