Korea’s Medical Vacuum Grows As Doctors Threaten Indefinite Walkout

Pharma Feeling Impact

Long-running protests by South Korean doctors against government reforms, including raising medical school admissions, continue to intensify with a one-day rally by community doctors and the threat of an indefinite walkout later this month. The pharma industry is also feeling the impact on clinical trials and sales. 

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Pharma Industry Feeling Brunt Of Doctors’ Prolonged Protest • Source: Shutterstock

The long-running tug of war between medical professionals in South Korea and the government shows no signs of abating, with a reported 10,000 doctors staging a one-day rally in Seoul on 18 June to protest a medical system reform plan which includes raising the number of students admitted to medical school.

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