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South Korea’s doctors plan 18th June strike to protest reforms

Seoul, South Korea Reuters South Korea’s main doctors’ lobby group said on Sunday it would go on strike on 18th June to protest the government’s healthcare reform plan, defying a warning by the prime minister that such action would damage the credibility of the medical community. The Korean Medical Association, which it says represents the […]

South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy

Seoul, South Korea Reuters Thousands of South Korean doctors held a mass rally on Sunday against government plans to increase medical school admissions, defying official calls for trainee physicians who had also walked off the job in protest to return to work. Up to 40,000 doctors joined the rally, demanding the government scrap the plan, […]