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Improving quality of life key to tackle low birthrate

Korea's struggle with its low birthrate isn't new, however, new statistics on births in 2017 announced in a report Wednesday came as a shock. According to Statistics Korea, only 357,700 babies were born last year, falling below the 400,000 mark for the first time. That put the average birthrate at 1.05 per woman, the lowest since data began being collected. Statistics officials project that if this trend continues, Korea will see its population peak in 2028, four years earlier than previously forecast.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-03-01 17:08

Number of newborns lowest ever

The nation's birthrate marked its lowest level last year since related data began to be collected with 350,000 babies being born. This was also the first time for the rate to fall below 400,000. Meanwhile, the mortality rate skyrocketed in 2017 due to an increase in the average age, hinting that Korea is starting to go over the so-called demographic cliff.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-28 16:54

70% of immigrant wives here are Vietnamese: data

The average age of Korean grooms at the time of marriage was 43.6, while that of their foreign brides was 25.2, Ministry of Gender Equality and Family data shows.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-28 15:14

80% of Zika-infected Koreans visited Southeast Asia

Nearly 80 percent of Zika-affected people in Korea have contracted the virus in Southeast Asia, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Thursday. Twenty-eight people in Korea have been infected with the virus, which can cause certain birth defects. Twenty-two people contracted it from Southeast Asian countries, and six people contracted in fro...

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-23 14:23

113 children dead from abuse since 2013

Nearly 34,200 cases of child abuse were reported last year and 21,524 were confirmed to have broken the law, up 15.3 percent and 15.1 percent respectively from 2016.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-21 16:34

Nurse's suicide sheds light on bullying in hospital

A nurse's suicide last week is shedding light on prevalent bullying by senior staff nurses against their juniors in hospitals. Dubbed “taewoom” meaning “burning” in Korean, bullying is a long “tradition” in the nursing community which new nurses deplore. Yet, rooting it out has been problematic _ nurses say the bigger the hospital is, the worse the situation is.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-20 18:57

Norovirus scare feared to disrupt PyongChang Games

Forty-one private security guards hired for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics are showing symptoms of a norovirus infection, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said Tuesday.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-06 17:41

Emergency guideline compliance saved patients in hospital fire

A full compliance with the safety and disaster management guidelines saved patients at Severance Hospital in Shinchon, Seoul, where no casualties were reported despite a fire Saturday morning, fire authorities said Sunday.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-04 16:49

Halting life-sustaining treatments now possible now

60 hospitals began practicing it from Sunday

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-04 16:25

Voices growing against abortion ban in Korea

A woman in her 20s, surnamed Kim, had an abortion last year.

Diseases & welfare | 2018-02-02 17:10

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