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Citizen organizations criticized for “renouncing public health”The health union predicts a fight against the governmentPolitical authorities also “cannot control group behavior.”
When the ruling government party and the medical community agreed to re-discuss the expansion of medical school fees and the establishment of a public medical school, civil society organizations criticized it as a “secret room agreement.” . The National Union of Health and Medical Industry Workers announced that if the agreement was not abolished, a fight would start with the government.
On the 4th, 177 civil society organizations, including Participación Solidaria, held a press conference in front of the Casa Azul fountain and said: “While public medical policies directly related to the health and safety of citizens were being discussed, they excluded citizens and abandoned public health care as requested by the interest group, the group of doctors. I can never accept what I have declared. “
Furthermore, the Democratic Party and the Korean Medical Association agreed this day in the Democratic Party in Yeouido that “the expansion of the medical school capacity and the promotion of the establishment of a public medical school will be reviewed from the very beginning.” Civic groups emphasized that the compromise was made abruptly behind the scenes without public debate, emphasizing that public health reform is not just a question of stakeholders such as doctors, but a problem with all citizens receiving medical services.
Lee Bora, co-chair of the Humanitarian Practitioner Council, said: “The strengthening of public health is directly related to the health of the public, so all civic groups must agree and discuss it.” “Because it is a specialized field, it should not be recognized as a matter for experts like doctors.” Lee Chan-jin, Executive Chairman of Participación Solidaria, criticized: “Who is free to hand over the rights entrusted by the people to the interested parties?”
The National Health and Medical Industry Union said: ‘Is Korea a medical kingdom? She made a statement saying: “Drop the white flag and political and justice issues!” And he said: “Where is the government in the world that provides training and education in specific positions with the permission of the person in question? If the agreement is not repealed, the health union will fight against the government ”. The Korean Federation of Trade Unions also said, “This agreement is a declaration of abandonment of strengthening public health care,” and said: “The issue of expanding public health should not be proactively addressed by any group. Rather, it should be discussed with the participation of a wider range of social and labor organizations. “
Kim Jong-cheol, a chief spokesman for the Justice Party, said in a written briefing: “Since the importance of medical advertising has emerged through this incident, related discussions should be conducted in a hurry.” “We must also discuss arrangements to control unfair collective behavior by doctors.”
