Implications for MERS Outbreak in South Korea
AUTHORS
MyungHee Kim ,Liberal Arts College, Sahmyook University Seoul, 01795, Republic of Korea
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to prevent possible recurrence of MERS by diagnosing the current status of South Korea’s public healthcare system through literature review; and to present measures for public health system reinforcement by analyzing the roles and limitations of health authority standing on the frontline to prevent infectious disease from spreading, which were found in the entire process of dealing with the recent MERS outbreak in the country.
KEYWORDS
MERS, Infectious Disease, Public Health Care System, Public Hospital, Publicness
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