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S. Korea's vaccination rates for children higher than U.S., Britain: data

South Korea's vaccination rates for hepatitis B and several other major diseases are higher than those of the United States, Britain and Australia, government data showed Thursday. South Korea's vaccination rates for HepB, BCG, DTaP, IPV, Hib and MMR stood at 96.6 percent, according to the statistics by the Korea Centers for Disease Control (KCDC) which analyzed the vaccination records of 440,000 children born in 2013 in the four countries. The comparable figures were 90.9 percent for the U.S., 94.5 percent for Australia and 93.7 percent for Britain.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-27 15:43

Health authorities look into cat bite risk

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) is now looking into the risks of cat bites after a woman in Japan died of a tick-borne disease caused by a cat bite earlier this week. The 50-year-old woman reportedly died of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) 10 days after a stray cat bit her. Given her body showed no signs of a direct tick bite, Ja...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-26 16:15

Trust-building key to Kwangdong's success

For the late Kwangdong Pharmaceutical founder Choi Soo-boo, selling drugs was not merely a way to make money, but to begin a trust-based relationship. Born in 1936, Choi, one of the pioneering leaders of Korea’s pharmaceutical industry, always sincerely cared about the people he met, and taught the importance of it to his employees until he died on July 24, 2013. Today marks ...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-23 17:15

Police to crack down on dating violence

The police launched a 100-day action plan to crack down on violence against women, which takes effect today and will proceed until Oct 31. The announcement came Sunday amid increasing concerns on dating abuse, recently stirred by revelation of video footage that showed a man assaulting his ex-girlfriend and then chasing her down a narrow alley with a one-ton truck in Sindang-...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-23 17:07

Moms can change politics: ex-lawmaker

Jang Ha-na, a former lawmaker of the Minjoo Party of Korea - the predecessor of the now-ruling Democratic Party of Korea - gave birth in February 2015 while she was at the National Assembly. This experience led her to a new life chapter. She is now seeking solidarity among mothers to spur positive changes in politics. Last month, Jang established a civic group “Political Mama...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-19 15:20

Korean politics still behind on female representation

Despite the Moon Jae-in administration’s efforts to increase female ministers in his Cabinet, the percentage still falls short of the OECD average. Moon has improved representation by appointing four female ministers among 16 so far _ Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung, Land Minister Kim Hyun-mee and Gender Equality Minister Chung Hyun-back. Once the final minister nominee, a male, is appointed, the four will account for 23.5 percent of the Cabinet. This falls short of the OECD average of 29.3 percent for 2015 _ the most recent available figure.

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-18 16:41

'8,000 irregular workers may be offered regular status'

President Moon Jae-in’s pick for minister of health and welfare, Park Neung-hoo, said Monday he would support giving about 8,000 irregular workers at 22 ministry-supervised organizations regular worker status. In a letter sent to the National Assembly ahead of his confirmation hearing scheduled for today, Park said the change would improve job security and working conditions. “Continued use of irregular workers is the root cause of many social ills in Korean society including low birthrate, job insecurity and discrimination,” he said. “Public institutions should take the initiative to reduce...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-17 15:01

More fathers take paternity leave; 5,101 in first half

The number of fathers taking time off work to take care of their children is growing continuously, encouraged by the government policy that aims to further boost support for family leave, government data showed Monday. A total of 5,101 men signed up for paternity leave in the first half of this year, up 52.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Employment...

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-17 14:17

Suicide attempts viewed as immoral, selfish, unfilial

Koreans regard people who attempt suicide as immoral, selfish and unfilial, according to a research published in a Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs report on Sunday. The researchers, from Ewha Womans University, said this view was one of the “main reasons Korea ranks low among the world providing mental health services despite the country’s high suicide rate.”

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-16 16:36

Frequent brain exercises can help prevent dementia

One of the greatest benefits of the advances of our society is that we now live longer. The flipside of that benefit is that as a society, we are aging faster than ever and there are associated health concerns, and dementia is one of such growing concerns. Dementia is one of the top 4 causes of premature death in Korea with heart disease, cancer and stroke making up the rest....

Diseases & welfare | 2017-07-16 16:27

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