South Korean doctors went on strike, ** forced enlistment, and a medical crisis was on the verge of breaking out
Hello everyone, I am your old friend, a senior self-writer. Today I would like to talk to you about a topic that has recently attracted widespread attention from the international community, that is, the incident of the strike of South Korean doctors and the forced enlistment of the army.
The reason for this incident is that South Korea** plans to expand the enrollment of 4,000 medical students in the next 10 years in order to cope with the challenges of the new crown epidemic and an aging population, and increase medical resources and services. The plan, which was announced in August last year, was met with strong opposition from the Korean Medical Association, arguing that it would lead to a decline in doctors' income and status, a decrease in the quality and safety of medical care, and a compromise in medical education and training.
In order to express its dissatisfaction, the Korean Medical Association launched a number of strikes demanding that the expansion plan be revoked, or at least negotiated and adjusted. However, South Korea** has taken a hard line on this, saying that it will not compromise or change the reform plan, and has threatened to revoke the licenses of striking doctors or impose prison sentences.
Just in February of this year, the scale and intensity of the South Korean doctors' strike reached a new level, with more than 10,000 resident doctors (i.e., interns) resigning en masse, in a plan to expand their enrollment. The resignation of these residents, who are responsible for most of the daily medical procedures and surgeries, has had a huge impact on the Korean medical system, and many patients' visits and surgeries have been cancelled or postponed, and the quality and safety of medical care have been seriously threatened.
In the face of such a situation, South Korea** did not back down, but issued a more stringent rule, that is, if a resident doctor who has not served in the military resigns, he must immediately enlist in the army as a medical officer or public health doctor and serve for 38 months. This provision was announced by the Korean Military Affairs Agency at a regular press conference on February 26, and the Military Affairs Agency also sent an official letter to all local offices asking them to implement the rule.
This regulation by the South Korean Military Affairs Agency has aroused strong support from South Korean doctors, who believe that it is a violation of their human rights and freedoms by treating doctors and repeat offenders equally, as well as violating the South Korean Constitution and international law. They stated that the purpose of their resignation was to maintain the professionalism and quality of medical care, not to evade military service, and that they were willing to perform military service under reasonable conditions, but did not accept the forced enlistment of **.
The strike and resignation of South Korean doctors have also attracted the attention and comments of the international community, and some people support the demands of South Korean doctors, believing that the expansion plan is unreasonable, will disrupt the balance and order of medical treatment, and the forced enlistment of South Korean doctors is inhumane and will exacerbate the medical crisis. Some people criticize the behavior of Korean doctors, believing that they are in order to protect their interests and status, regardless of the lives and health of patients, and they should fulfill their duties and obligations and obey the arrangements and instructions of **.
As a senior self-writer, my opinion on this matter is that the incident of the South Korean doctors' strike and forced enlistment is a complex social issue, involving many factors such as medical care, education, military service, and human rights, and there is no simple right or wrong, black and white. In my opinion, both South Korea** and doctors should look at the overall situation and seek a mutually acceptable solution, instead of confronting and pressuring each other, which will only worsen the problem and cause more damage to South Korea's medical and social health.
I hope that South Korea will pay attention to the opinions and demands of doctors, respect the professionalism and dignity of doctors, adjust and optimize the enrollment expansion plan, ensure the quality and safety of medical care, and at the same time take into account the national defense and security of South Korea, reasonably arrange the military service of doctors, and not forcibly deprive doctors of choice and freedom. I also hope that Korean doctors can understand the difficulties and goals of the country, put aside their own interests and status, care about the lives and health of patients, actively participate in medical reform, fulfill their duties and obligations, obey the legal military service arrangements, and do not use resignation and strikes as a means of resignation, which will only lose the trust and support of the public.
I believe that only when South Korea's doctors can sit down and communicate and negotiate sincerely, can we find a solution that not only meets South Korea's national conditions and needs, but also protects the rights and freedoms of doctors, can we resolve this medical crisis and restore normalcy and harmony to South Korea's medical care and society.
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