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Asia & Pacific 2 years ago
South Korea to send military doctors to hospitals amid doctors' protest
Two-thirds of the nation's residents and intern doctors had walked off the job to protest a government plan to increase the number of students admitted to medical school in a bid to address a shortage of doctors.
Politics 3 years ago
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Lawmakers pass omnibus health bill despite protests
The new Health Law allows foreign doctors to open practices in the country, eliminates mandatory health spending and transfers the authority to issue medical competency certificates from medical associations to the government, among hundreds of other changes.
Society 3 years ago
Doctors, nurses protest proposed changes to healthcare laws
The House of Representatives in February proposed a host of revisions to current healthcare laws, including making it easier for patients to bring criminal charges against healthcare workers for malpractice and allowing foreign talent to make up for staff shortages in Indonesia.
Society 3 years ago
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Omnibus health bill better protects doctors but leaves patients 'more vulnerable'
The government has claimed that the omnibus bill on health could better protect doctors, but Ombudsman Indonesia warned that the proposed legislation leaves a lot to be desired in terms of protecting patients against medical malpractice.
Society 3 years ago
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Govt looks to hospital-based education to solve specialist doctor shortage
Through the omnibus health bill, the government and lawmakers are looking to allow certain hospitals to conduct their own postgraduate education as an answer to the country’s lack of specialist doctors.
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