MEDICAL KOREA

LEADING IN MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RESEARCH

Korea's competitiveness in the treatment of cancers, cardiac and vascular diseases, spinal disc and organ transplantation belongs to the world's top tier.
Korea ranks Asia's best in international medical journal publication. Korea is one of the top countries for the clinical trial cases in the world.

Expanding R&D investment and developing key technology sectors of smart healthcare

Diagnosis / Treatment

Portable mobile diagnostic device,
robotic technology, remote surgery, etc
Customized medical treatment

Dielectric information analysis, molecular
imaging diagnosis, cell and genetic treatments, etc
Health care

Remote bio-signal monitoring,
health care software, etc

Admission-based Ischemic stroke 30 day in-hospital mortality

Success rate of stroke treatment : 2nd among OECD countries (3.4% mortality rate by ischemic stroke in 30 days)
As for primary (localized) cancer, the all relative 5 year survival rates of stomach, colorectal, breast, cervical, prostate and thyroid cancer are over 90% (Cancer Research and Treatment, 2013)

According to Cancer survival in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Central America

An overview (2011) released by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Survival rate of cancer patients in Korea is higher than other medical tourism countries including India, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey. Figure 1.5-year age-standardized relative survival (ASRS %, 0-74 years) by country and cancer Sit / type (median {minimum-maximum}) Of values if more than one registry is contributing)

WORLD-CLASS HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY

1. Level & Quality of medical technology and services in Korea are about 90% of that in the US
2. Pioneering new markets such as U-Health based on outstanding IT convergence
technology and infrastructure
3. Paperless hospitals have become the standard with PACS and EMR(EHR)
4. World-class IT operating system in Korean
5. Shortened waiting time by utilizing cooperative treatment system and one-stop service
6. State-of-the-art radio-therapeutic devices such as Proton Therapy, Cyberknife, Gammaknife
and Tomotherapy for cancer treatment
7. Leading Asia in Robotic Surgery

EXCELLENT ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION TECHNIQUE

Even US doctors come to Korea for training in such specialties including Living Donor Liver Transplantation. KONOS makes every effort to maintain the highest medical and ethical standards in its practice.

Trend of the Organ transplant

Total cases : 3,795 / 1,920 Cases from Living Donor : Kidney, Liver, Bone-Marrow / 1,725 Cases from Brain Death donor Cases (8 organs)

	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13
ToTal	1559	1598	1722	1657	1775	1886	1886	2143	2176	2496	2553	2416
Brain death	36	68	86	91	141	148	256	261	268	368	409	416
After death	61	68	84	133	129	122	98	193	128	131	99	80
Being alive	1462	1462	1552	1433	1505	1465	1532	1689	1780	1997	2045	1920

Source: Korea Network for Organ Sharing (2013)

Function & Role of KONOS (Korean Network for Organ Sharing)

Designation of organ Transplant institution	Education	Guidance Evaluation
Promotion		Statistics
Supervision of materials	Research / Study	Selection & distribution Of organ recipient

1. Notification of bioimplant approval
2. Selection & Notification of brain-dead organ recipient
3. Evaluation & Education of brain-dead organ recipient related medical institution

1. Application for designating management agency for brain-dead donors
2. Report on the management of brain-dead donors
3. Application for bioimplant approval

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY BUT REASONABLE PRICE

Compatible with the quality of care provided
About 20-30% of the cost in the USA

Procedure	USA	KOR	JPN	THA	SGP	IND
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft	100	23	22	17	9	6
Hip Replacement	100	25	43	28	22	16
Knee Replacement	100	25	21	24	22	14
Hysterectomy	100	17	18	33	27	37

I Development Bank of Japan (2010). Medical Tourism Japan

Country comparison of General check-up by cost & items

Nation	KOR	THA	SGP	JPN
Cost (10 thousand won)	153	262	188	222
No. of items	38	28	16	35

Source The Korea International Trade Association(KITA)