On the 1st, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that the Military Manpower Administration will participate in the health care big data platform that provides public institution data to researchers. The Military Manpower Administration will provide basic physical examination items and military service determination test results.
With the participation of the Military Manpower Administration, the platform will connect data from 10 public institutions. These include the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, National Health Insurance Service, Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA), National Cancer Center, Statistics Korea, National Rehabilitation Center, National Blood Management Center, National Medical Center (NMC), and Ilsan Hospital of the Health Insurance Corporation.
The Ministry of Health and Welfare believes that various studies for promoting youth health and disease prevention, as well as for establishing health policies, will be possible. The ministry noted, "The data from the Military Manpower Administration includes a sample of the youth group," adding, "This allows for an in-depth analysis of the health status and characteristics of the youth population."
Meanwhile, the Korea Health Information Service (KHIS) and National Evidence based Healthcare Collaborating Agency (NECA) will accept applications for the use of the 2025 third combined health care data through the health care big data platform until the end of this month. Researchers can utilize data from public institutions that suit their research purposes.