The COVID-19 Pandemic Response and Its Impact on Post-Corona Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Republic of Korea

Jaeyoung Park, Jeehee Min, Ji-Hun Song, Min Young Park, Hyoungseob Yoo, Ohwi Kwon, Munyoung Yang, Seoyoung Kim, Jongin Lee () and Jun-Pyo Myong
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Jaeyoung Park: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Jeehee Min: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Hanyang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Ji-Hun Song: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Min Young Park: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Hyoungseob Yoo: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Ohwi Kwon: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Munyoung Yang: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Seoyoung Kim: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Jongin Lee: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea
Jun-Pyo Myong: Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Republic of Korea, Seoul 06591, Republic of Korea

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Republic of Korea’s Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM). This study aims to examine the Republic of Korea’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.

Keywords: COVID-19; health emergency and disaster risk management; human resources; health service delivery; logistics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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