Korean health policies

Kim, Dohyeong; Min, Soojin; Kim, Hyoungah

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“…2 Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still ongoing at the time of this study, South Korea had experienced three notable infectious disease outbreaks in recent history: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003, H1N1 (influenza A) in 2009, and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in 2015. 3 In 2015, the MERS-CoV became an outbreak of concern because of the uncertainty of presentation and management across countries. 4 The determinants of public health and socioeconomic outcomes of MERS-CoV have been extensively explored and investigated by the global community.…”

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The Spatial Allocation of Hospitals With Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms in Korea: Are We Prepared for New Outbreaks?

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Int J Health Policy Manag

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Background: Allocation of adequate healthcare facilities is one of the most important factors that public health policymakers consider when preparing for infectious disease outbreaks. Negative pressure isolation rooms (NPIRs) are one of the critical resources for control of infectious respiratory diseases, such as the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. However, there is insufficient attention to efficient allocation of NPIR-equipped hospitals. Methods: We aim to explore any insufficiency and spatial disparity of NPIRs in South Korea in response to infectious disease outbreaks based on a simple analytic approach. We examined the history of installing NPIRs in South Korea between the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003 and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-Cov) in 2015 to evaluate the allocation process and spatial distribution of NPIRs across the country. Then, for two types of infectious diseases (a highly contagious disease like COVID-19 vs. a hospital-based transmission like MERS-Cov), we estimated the level of disparity between NPIR capacity and demand at the sub-regional level in South Korea by applying the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method. Results: Geospatial information system (GIS) mapping reveals a substantial shortage and misallocation of NPIRs, indicating that the Korean government should consider a simple but evidence-based spatial method to identify the areas that need NPIRs most and allocate funds wisely. The 2SFCA method suggests that, despite the recent addition of NPIRs across the country, there should still be more NPIRs regardless of the spread pattern of the disease. It also illustrates high levels of regional disparity in allocation of those facilities in preparation for an infectious disease, due to the lack of evidence-based approach. Conclusion: These findings highlight the importance of evidence-based decision-making processes in allocating public health facilities, as misallocation of facilities could impede the responsiveness of the public health system during an epidemic. This study provides some evidence to be used to allocate the resources for NPIRs, the urgency of which is heightened in the face of rapidly evolving threats from the novel COVID-19 outbreak.

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The Spatial Allocation of Hospitals With Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms in Korea: Are We Prepared for New Outbreaks?

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Social policy system in the Republic of Korea: features of development and performance

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2024

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The article studies the history of the formation and features of the functioning of social policy in the Republic of Korea in the 20th-21st centuries. It examines the emergence of rules for social insurance, social support, assistance to the needy, unemployment insurance and employment promotion, the role of state redistribution and regulation. The principles of the pension system organisation are analyzed. The development of the health care system is studied. Korea's experience in the field of demographic policy, the effectiveness of family benefit programs are analyzed, and the key problems causing the decline in the birth rate in the country below the replacement level are assessed. The organization of social policy in Korea and other developed countries is compared, as well as approaches to determine the place of the Korean social policy system in established typologies. The social policy system in Korea is noticeably behind European welfare states, especially in terms of pension provision. The health care system in Korea is not inferior to European ones in terms of technical equipment and quality of services. In terms of population health indicators, Korea is one of the world leaders with relatively low health care costs. But from a financial and administrative point of view, Korea is characterized by a greater burden on consumers than European countries. The consensus among researchers regarding the reasons for the decline in the birth rate is that raising children in Korea in the 21st century has become an unbearable financial burden. Significant resources are spent on demographic programs in Korea, but they do not bring noticeable benefits, since the decline in the birth rate does not stop. The education system in Korea is one of the best in the world.

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Korean health policies

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The Spatial Allocation of Hospitals With Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms in Korea: Are We Prepared for New Outbreaks?

The Spatial Allocation of Hospitals With Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms in Korea: Are We Prepared for New Outbreaks?

Social policy system in the Republic of Korea: features of development and performance

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