SEOUL — By many measures, South Korea’s healthcare system is among the most successful in the world. Seeing a doctor is easy. The mortality rate from preventable illnesses is low. And though most ...
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FILE - Doctors stage a rally against the government's medical policy in Seoul, South Korea, on March 3, 2024. South Korean police said Friday, April 26, they searched the office of the hard-line ...
Migrant workers face a far higher fatality rate from workplace accidents than Korean nationals. In 2024 alone, 114 migrant workers died in industrial accidents, a rate that was 2.3 to 3.6 times that ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol is known for being tough on doctors – not without due reason. He has a history of butting heads with the medical establishment. Prior to 2000, doctors in South ...
South Korea has a highly regarded health care system - universal health insurance, where patients pay a fraction of what treatment costs in the U.S. NPR's Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul that all of ...