“Dealing with the care is dealing with the life”
Korean oriental medical doctors participated in antiFTA movemet
Sheo Jung-Hwan
Even oriental medical doctors began to object to the proposed Kor-U.S. Free Trade at all.
U.S. delegation called on Korea to open its oriental medical market last month’s talks.
Korean delegation didn’t rejected the offer at that time and they are going to talk about it again this month.
Thus the herb doctors and students of oriental medical colleges decided to launch the campaign for anti-FTA finally.
△Protesters, especially oriental medical doctors, demanding stop the Kor-US FTA negotiation. ⓒPhoto by Kim Cheol-Soo, Voice of People
The Oriental Medical Profession’s Alliance against KorUS FTA including the NGOs of the doctor, student, professor etc. have been showing variety events since last month.
It anounced that the debates on the mutual authorization of the doctor’s license, candlelight rallies and bike marching etc. were scheduled before the 6th talk start at 16 Jan.
“In Korea, one can become a oriental medical doctor after he finish the six year course in college and pass the exam. In U.S., however, almost everyone can enter the institutions and get the herb doctor’s license. Those are not same” Park Yong-shin, the head of yong oriental medical doctor’s committee for faithfull care, said.
“”Dealing with the care is dealing with the civil’s life”", the alliance declared.
2007-01-09 ⓒThe Voiceofpeople