he number of physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, and other health
personnel and the number of hospitals and clinics have increased dramatically
since the Korean War
In 1974 the population per physician was 2,207; by 1983 this number had
declined to 1,509. During the same period, the number of general hospitals grew
from 36 to 156 and the number of hospital beds tripled from 19,062 to 59,099
Rural areas had limited medical facilities, because in the past there was little
incentive for physicians to work in areas outside the cities,