HEALTHCARE IN KOREA>

Healthcare in Korea is good and at no point do you need to worry about the services available.  As part of your contract the school pays for 50% of your medical insurance.  You are responsible for the other 50%.  This is deducted from your pay and shows up on your pay slip.  For information of the Government run scheme click here.

The cost of procedures are cheap and most doctors have some level of English.  There will be a clinic/hospital for foreigners in most large cities.  All clinics are referred to as hospitals, so you will hear your Korean colleague saying they went to hospital because they were sick.

Pharmacies are a common sight and usually the pharmacist will speak some English to advise you of the prescription instructions.