The COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Its Impact on Post-Corona Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Republic of Korea
2023
Jaeyoung Park | Jeehee Min | Ji-Hun Song | Min Young Park | Hyoungseob Yoo | Ohwi Kwon | Munyoung Yang | Seoyoung Kim | Jongin Lee | Jun-Pyo Myong
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Republic of Korea&rsquo:s Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM). This study aims to examine the Republic of Korea&rsquo:s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on Health-EDRM, especially human resources, health services, and logistics. Challenges in the Republic of Korea, including lack of medical workforce, confused risk communication, shortage of hospital beds, and inefficient distribution of medical resources, have been highlighted in this paper in terms of human resources, health service delivery, and logistics, which are components of Health-EDRM. It is essential to address the cooperation between the government and private sectors, the protection of occupational health and safety of medical staff during the pandemic, and strategies and technologies to scale up the health facilities, to respond to a future crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
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