South Korea is promoting personalised health care by collecting data from 50 million hospital medical records . The ministry of Trade , Industry and Energy has launched a taskforce of participating hospitals , research institutes and healthcare providers to create a national database of genetic and other genetic information by helping to help tailor healthcare to individuals . Personal information will not be included in the data gathering , the ministry said .
South Korea is developing personalised health care by collecting data from 50 million hospital medical records. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has launched a taskforce of 39 hospitals, research institutes and healthcare companies to create a national database of genetic and other health information by 2020 to help tailor services to individuals. Personal information will not be included in the data gathering, the ministry said.