OECD Reviews of Public Health: Korea
A Healthier Tomorrow
This review assesses Korea's public health system, highlights areas of strength and
weakness, and makes a number of recommendations for improvement. The review examines
Korea's public health system architecture, and how well policies are responding to
population health challenges, including the growing burden of chronic disease, and
resulting pressures on the health system. In particular, the review assesses Korea’s
policies to prevent harmful alcohol use, and the risks and opportunities around public
health genomics in Korea, which is both a growing field in the health sector, and
a booming commercial industry. The review also examines Korea's exposure to public
health emergencies, and capacity to respond to emergencies as and when they occur.
Published on March 31, 2020
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