Sejong Government Complex, Ministry of Health and Welfare. The government has designated 20 additional comprehensive secondary general hospitals to improve access to essential medical care in areas with gaps in medical services. The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on the 30th
2026-07-01
Sejong Government Complex housing the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The Ministry of Health and Welfare has designated 12 additional hospitals for intensive treatment of patients with acute psychiatric disorders, bringing the total to 38 hospitals with 789 beds. The Ministry of
2026-07-01
AI-generated image. The National Rehabilitation Center under the Ministry of Health and Welfare will launch a pilot program to directly support usability evaluations, a key step in the approval process for rehabilitation medical devices in South Korea. The National Rehabilitation
2026-07-01
Sejong Government Complex, Ministry of Health and Welfare. The government will invest 95.3 billion won in 56 training hospitals to innovate the training environment for medical residents. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 1st that it had selected 56 training hos
2026-07-01
AI-generated image. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is strengthening regulatory support throughout the drug development process, from candidate compound discovery through commercialization. The MFDS’s National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation said June 30
2026-06-30
AI-generated image. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has proactively established guidelines covering the approval and review criteria for digital medical devices that use large language models (LLMs). The MFDS’s National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation sai
2026-06-30
AI-generated image. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has established South Korea’s first guideline covering the approval and review criteria for large language model (LLM)-based digital medical devices, supporting the rapid market entry of medical devices using new tec
2026-06-30
AI-generated image. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) is strengthening a tailored regulatory support system covering the entire development cycle for innovative medical products, from identifying candidate compounds through commercialization. The MFDS’s National Institu
2026-06-30
AI-generated image. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has prepared approval and review guidelines to support the domestic production of the cardiopulmonary oxygenator, an essential medical device that had been entirely dependent on imports. The MFDS’s National Institute
2026-06-30
AI-generated image. The government’s designation of North Gyeongsang and North Jeolla provinces, among others, as new regulatory-free zones has opened a path to commercializing new technologies involving medical cannabis and next-generation veterinary drugs. The Office for Govern
2026-06-30
