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KMID : 0986720060140010047
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Korean Journal of Medicine and Law
2006 Volume.14 No. 1 p.47 ~ p.67
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A Study on the Reform of Communicable Disease Control and Quarantine System in Compliance with the Revision of the International Health Regulation
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Lee Eun-Young
Lee Mi-Jin
Lee Seon-Kui
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Abstract
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A revision of the international Health Regulations, referred to as IHR(2005), was unanimously adopted on 23may 2005 by the World Health Assembly and these Regulations are scheduled to enter into force in June 2007. The Broadened purpose and scope of the IHR (2005) are to "prevent, protect against, control and provide a public health response to the international spread of disease and which avoid unnecessary interference with international traffic and trade.The renewed mandate given to Member States and WHO under th IHR(2005) has also increased their respective roles and responsibilities. In particular, States Parties to the IHR(2005) are required to develop, strengthen and maintain core surveillance and response capacities to detect, assess, notify and report public health events to WHO and respond to public health risks and public health emergencies. WHO, in turn, is to collaborate with States Parties to evaluate their public health capacities, facilitate technical resources for building capacity in surveillance and response.This study has focused on the review and analysis of the IHR(2005) and its application into the Korean health policies and laws. In addition, the ultimate goal of this study was to prepare the drafts for the revision of the goal of this study was to propose the drafts for the Quarantine Act of the Republic of Korea. The revision process of both the Communicable Disease Prevention Act and the Quarantine Act first started from the review of their contents and structures to ensure their coherence; then, the compliance with the IHR(2005) has been reviewed.
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KEYWORD
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Communicable Disease Control Act, International Health Regulation(2005), Public Health, Quarantine Act, World Health Organization
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