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South Korea’s Yoon vows to stay the course on healthcare reforms as presidency nears midterm

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Credit: Office of the President of the Republic of Korea

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol described South Korea’s healthcare system as “among the best in the world” and vowed to stay the course on his reform agenda.

PHOTO: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

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Long overdue medical reforms are “absolutely necessary” to sustain South Korea’s excellent medical services, says South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of the government’s prolonged stand-off with doctors over the issue.

In an exclusive interview with The Straits Times

ahead of his state visit to Singapore

,

he described South Korea’s healthcare system as “among the best in the world” and vowed to stay the course on his reform agenda as he approaches the midpoint of his five-year tenure in November.

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