Thousands of doctors in South Korea are expected
to return to work... as the ruling Democratic
Party and the Korean Medical Association could
finally reach an agreement on the medical
reform plans.
The party's policy committee chief Han Jeong-ae
and the head of the Korean Medical Association
Choi Dae-zip met at 8:30 AM...and are set
to sign on five points.
Details will be disclosed in a later briefing.
The medical association is also scheduled
to sign a separate pact with the government
in a briefing this morning.
The doctors are waiting for both the ruling
party and the Health Ministry's stance before
they give their final decision.
This follows a weeks-long strike by doctors
in protest over the government's medical reforms,
the core of which were increasing medical
school admission quotas and building public
medical schools.
