Encouraged by Lim Hyun-taek, chairman of the Korean Medical Association for fasting"The medical situation must be resolved as soon as possible"

Aug 29, 2024

Lim Hyun-taek, chairman of the Korean Medical Association, has been fasting for four days, urging the president and the National Assembly to make a decision to save people's lives. In order to encourage Chairman Lim, many health and medical figures and executives of organizations affiliated with the Korean Medical Association are visiting.

Ko Kwang-song, chairman of the Central Election Management Committee of the Korean Medical Association, Choi Dae-jip, former chairman of the Korean Medical Association, the Korean Hospital Association (Chairman Lee Sung-kyu, Vice Chairman Kim Jin-ho), the Korean Council of Members (Chairman Park Geun-tae, Insurance Policy Director Kang Chang-won), the Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology Association (Chairman Kim Jae-yeon, Senior Vice Chairman Kim Jong-han), the Association of Provincial Doctors (Chairman Lim Jeong-hyuk, Chairman of the Daejeon Metropolitan City Medical Association, Choi Jeong-seop, Chairman of the Gwangju Metropolitan City Medical Association, Kim Jong-sun, Vice.

Koh Kwang-song, chairman of the National Election Commission of the Korean Medical Association, said, `I feel heavy to see this hot and hot weather break the grain and fight, but I hope you work hard to protect the medical care of the Republic of Korea.'

Choi Dae-jip, former chairman of the Medical Association, said "The nursing law suddenly passed the National Assembly with a quick decision, so my heart aches."I'm more worried about the chairman's health because I've also experienced how hard fasting is during the heat wave. We hope that you will do your best to normalize collapsed medical care."

Lee Sung-kyu, president of the Korean Hospital Association, encouraged the president to do his best to protect the public health in hopes that the medical situation will be resolved as soon as possible, and Han Mi-ae, chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Council of Doctors, said, `Although the political conflict is getting worse and the medical gap is prolonged, the government is ignoring the opinions of the medical community. I would like to thank the chairman who is struggling alone in a single restaurant, and the medical community will support him with one mind."

In response, Chairman Lim Hyun-taek said, `We are cheering up with the encouragement and support of many of our fellow seniors and juniors. In the midst of a medical crisis that does not know when it will end, we are holding out with determination with all our heart, thinking about our members and any patients and people who are getting tired. Now that we have issued an ultimatum, the presidential office, the government and the political community must resolve this situation with extraordinary measures" he said.

In the evening, the National Assembly discussed follow-up measures to the emergency declaration of the Medical Association held at 9 p.m. on the 27th, and delegates, medical presidents, the Korean Council of Members, the Election Commission, and the chairman of the city and provincial doctors attended to encourage Chairman Lim Hyun-taek and share opinions on future measures by the medical community.



Encouraged by Lim Hyun-taek, chairman of the Korean Medical Association for fasting'The medical situation must be resolved as soon as possible'
Lee Sung-kyu, chairman of the Korean Hospital Association, and Kim Jin-ho, vice chairman of the Korean Medical Association, encouraging Lim Hyun-taek (right), who went on a hunger strike urging the resolution of the medical situation.


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