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Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (한국보건행정학회)
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A Study on the Improvement of Quarantine Act for Effective Quarantine System

효과적 검역체계를 위한 검역법 개선방안

  • Lee, Yoon Hyeon (Department of Public Health Administration, Namseoul University) ;
  • Kim, Myeong Seong (Department of Public Health Administration, Namseoul University) ;
  • Lee, Jinhong (Infection Control Unit, National Cancer Center)
  • 이윤현 (남서울대학교 보건행정학과) ;
  • 김명성 (남서울대학교 보건행정학과) ;
  • 이진홍 (국립암센터 감염관리실)
  • Received : 2018.07.20
  • Accepted : 2018.07.31
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

The development of transport is being easily shared with people all over the world. It is necessary to appropriately and effectively revise the domestic quarantine law because the fatal infectious diseases are at risk of being easily shared. Today, Korea has an advanced quarantine system approved by World Health Organization, but it maintains partnerships with related ministries (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, local medical institutions) and to introduce new medical technology (electronic quarantine) is important. And since the prevention of quarantine infectious diseases and prevention of the spread, in order to maintain international cooperation with the International Health Regulations, the quarantine law and the system should be amended and improved effectively and it is also a way to prepare for the outbreak of new quarantine infectious diseases. In the past, Korea has experienced great confusion during the past outbreak of swine flu and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. To prevent similar cases from recurring in the past, the revision of the quarantine law and the improvement of the system should be done to cope with the changing environment (new infections, increased number of overseas travelers, etc.).

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