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Thousands of demonstrators hold placards and wave banners as they take part in a protest organised by the Korean Medical Association in Seoul. IMAGES
Seoul, Aug 26 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of doctors in South Korea went on a three-day strike nationwide from Aug 26 until 28 to protest the government's motion to scrap its plan to extend the number of students at medical schools. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: DOCTORS HOLD A PROTEST STRIKE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S MEDICAL POLICY, IN FRONT OF SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
Seoul, Aug 14 (EFE/EPA).- South Korean medical doctors attended Friday a rally against the government's policy to raise student capacities in medicine faculties to raise more physicians to meet health demands in Seoul. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN)FOOTAGE SHOWS DOCTORS AT A RALLY AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S MEDICAL POLICIES IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
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