3rd Anniversary of Disease Control Agency Opening... 2nd Healthy Society Forum Held

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) announced that it will hold the 2nd Healthy Society Forum on the 13th, marking the 3rd anniversary of its establishment, under the theme "Post-COVID-19, Discovering New Agendas for Disease Control."

This forum serves as an opportunity for experts to communicate about public health policies. The first forum was held in July with the theme "Health Threats and Response Directions Due to Climate Change."

The 2nd forum will cover overall disease control policies. In particular, at this point where the COVID-19 crisis level has been downgraded and infectious disease classifications adjusted, it will discuss the past, present, and future of the KDCA as the central institution of national public health. Additionally, there will be time to contemplate the core tasks and policy directions of disease control after COVID-19 together with experts.

The 2nd forum will begin with a keynote speech titled "Directions for the Development and Recommendations of Public Health and Disease Control Policies" by Professor Jong-gu Lee (Seoul National University College of Medicine), who formerly served as the Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Following this, Professor Seok-gu Lee (Chungnam National University College of Medicine), Director Young-ah Oh (National Medical Center Public Health and Medical Education Training Center), the KDCA Administrative Legal Officer, the Director of the Infectious Disease Policy Bureau, and the Director of the Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Analysis Bureau will discuss the future directions for advancing disease control policies.

Jiyoungmi Ji, Commissioner of the KDCA, stated, "Although the COVID-19 crisis is coming to an end, the role of the KDCA is becoming increasingly important due to newly emerging public health threats such as novel infectious diseases and climate change," and added, "I hope this forum will serve as an opportunity to hear the roles that the public and experts expect from the KDCA and to realize them."

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