SEOUL: To see physicians walk off the work is a jarring picture. These specialists are, after all, charged with caring for people in society, including treating the sick and wounded. In South Korea, however, this amazing development is exactly what has happened.
Since February, more than 12, 000 doctors , at over 100 clinics have walked away from their jobs in opposition over a government plan to improve health college admissions. The second group of medical students, interns, and residents began the strike, with older doctors and medical professors joining in support eventually.
Although this is only a small fraction of the estimated 140, 000 specialists in South Korea, hundreds of therapies and other treatments have been canceled as a result of the attack.
This circumstance came to light because South Korea’s healthcare industry, which is rifracked by issues with pay and working conditions, needs to be changed, despite earlier attempts at compromise and progressive change failing.
Since 2016, admittance into South Korea’s health institutions have been capped at 3, 058 a month. The Moon Jae- in-government proposal raising this by a modest 400 spots per year in 2020 to tackle a lack of doctors. Doctors went on a hit because they worried they would have to discuss more of the profits from the health sector. They vehemently opposed the proposal.
Their behavior unfolded against the landscape of the COVID- 19 crisis. Because of the immediate need for health care, the state surrendered. Physicians returned to work having “won” after a month- much strike , and prevented an increase in the source of surgeons.
The administration of President Yoon Suk Yeol immediately proposed increasing the monthly medical school enrollment quota by 2000. Once again, specialists have responded with rage and fury. This effect is hardly surprising. If they had rejected an increase of 400 in 2020, they would surely dismiss 2, 000.