CHANGWON, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of municipal governments that are subsidizing pet medical care as a way to improve the welfare of pets and pet owners is increasing. The South Gyeongsang provincial government announced on Thursday that it will provide financial assistance for pet medical expenses to low income groups for the [...]
SEJONG, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The World Bank has added South Korea to a list of countries that provide emergency medical care to the global organization’s employees, South Korea’s finance ministry said Tuesday. The World Bank requires its workers who have an acute or life-threatening condition or injuries to receive immediate medical treatment in [...]
India, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — 2 November 2018, Coimbatore, India — Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, in collaboration with Sri Ramakrishna Hospital, today announced the inauguration of a new dialysis center of excellence. Fresenius Medical Care and the hospital, which is a NABH (National Accreditation Board for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – A new survey has found that 8 in 10 South Korean patients hold negative views towards relying on medical care for the purpose of life extension, including chemotherapy, kidney dialysis, and the use of a respirator, as the government moves to introduce a so-called ‘well-dying’ hospice law. The survey, which [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Nine of out of 10 Koreans aged 65 years and over do not want to receive medical care to prolong their lives. According to a survey conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) published on April 9, only 3.9 percent of the respondents said that [...]