2024-03-03 05:46:00
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo is presiding over a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in response to collective action by doctors held at the Seoul Government Complex in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the followingnoon of the 3rd. 2024.3.3/News 1
Prime Minister Han Deok-soo said on the 3rd, “The government’s principles remain unchanged. “If the situation of illegally emptying medical sites continues, the government will not hesitate to fulfill its obligations given by the Constitution and laws,” he said.
Prime Minister Han said this at a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters in response to collective action by doctors held at the Seoul Government Complex this followingnoon, saying, “It is unacceptable for doctors to turn their backs on patients for any reason.”
Prime Minister Han said, “It has been three days since the government requested residents to return to the medical field, but most residents have not returned.” He added, “The government is sad and regretful that residents have ignored the voices of their teachers, patients, and the entire public.” “I do it,” he said.
He continued, “As members of the community called Korea, and as young people who have chosen the profession of doctors, residents have a duty to protect the medical field,” and added, “I hope you will return to your positions now.”
He also said to the Korean Medical Association, which held a large-scale rally in Yeouido, Seoul at 2 p.m. that day, “We strongly urge you to stop any more illegal group actions and take the lead in persuading young junior doctors.”
Prime Minister Han said, “It is not true at all,” and said, “This is not true at all,” regarding the Medical Association’s claim that the increase in the number of doctors by 2,000 was excessive, that there was not sufficient consultation with doctors during the increase, and that the excessive increase in the number of doctors lowered the quality of medical education. don’t do it “Rather, it is the minimum necessary expansion scale,” he countered.
He pointed out, “The government’s medical reform, including increasing the number of medical schools, is aimed at returning abnormalities to normal,” and added, “If we do not increase the number of students now, abnormalities will continue to accumulate and we will pass on a greater burden to future generations.”
Prime Minister Han announced that he will launch a TF to prepare the Special Committee on Medical Reform starting this week to specify the four major tasks of medical reform. Prime Minister Han said, “We will form a special committee on medical reform directly under the President and quickly prepare a detailed implementation roadmap for policies that require fundamental institutional improvement, such as the regional mandatory doctor system.”
Prime Minister Han added, “No matter what the situation, the government will not give in to collective action that takes the lives of the people hostage,” and added, “We will protect the lives and health of the people by maintaining the medical system as normal as possible.”
Kim Hye-rin, Donga.com reporter sinnala8@donga.com
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