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2015’s Korean medical device market reaches KRW 5.2656 trillion
Last year, the Korean medical device market recorded the size of KRW 5.2656 trillion.
According to the ‘2016 KMDIA Yearbook’ recently published by the Korea Medical Device Industry Association(KMDIA), the size of th...
Hepatitis C & 2 antibiotic-resist. bacteria to be included in 3rd infectious disease group
Hepatitis C is selected as a part of the 3rd infectious disease group, and will be transferred to the mandatory surveillance system.
At the Legislative Bill Examination Subcommittee on the 3rd, the National Assembly ...
Decisions on Medical Law amendments except for ‘Rehab Hospital Establishment & Medical Corporates’ Subsidiary Business’ bills
Every amendment to the Medical Law except for 2 bills – bills to include rehabilitation hospitals in the type of hospital-level medical institute and restrict medical corporates’ subsidiary business – passed the Natio...
High chance for hepatitis C to become subject of mandatory surveillance
As hepatitis C is included in the 3rd infectious disease group, there is a high chance it will become a subject of the mandatory surveillance system.
The National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee held the Legis...
What is reason for low immunization rate on cervical cancer vaccines?
The participation rate of the National Immunization Program for cervical cancer vaccines, which was implemented last June, is observed to be low.
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW) on the 25th, th...
Rapid progress on implementation of medical checkup for hepatitis C, triggered by Dana Clinic incident
Implementation of medical checkup for hepatitis C has reportedly be proceeded rapidly due to political issues, such as the Dana Clinic’s mass infection incident.
Finance Director Ji-Hoon Kim(Gastroenterology Professo...
Korea on bottom in No. of doctors per 1,000 people among OECD countries
When it comes to the number of doctors, Korea is on the bottom among OECD member countries.
According to the ‘comparison of OECD member countries’ doctors in number’ turned in by the Ministry of Health and Welfare to...
Pushing obligation to report details of medical device distribution
In order to strengthen the observation and management for the medical device distribution, a bill will be prepared to obligate to report details of selling, renting and supplying medical devices.
Assemblyperson Jae-S...
Expansion of Moonlight Children Hospital system, available without pediatrician
Moonlight Children Hospital, which was implemented to resolve pediatric patients’ difficulties of using emergency rooms at night and in holidays, will be drastically expanded.
Due to the expansion of target areas, Mo...
It is violation to advertise treatment experience
On the 13th, The Ministry of Health and Welfare(Minister Jin-Yup Jung) and the Korea Internet Advertising Foundation(Chairman Hyun-Yoon Shin) announced the monitoring and inspection result on advertisements of treatme...
