Gumi-si Awarded Director of Disease Control Agency Prize... Leading National Model City for Disease Prevention

Data-Driven Proactive Pest Control Project Promoted, Civil Complaints Down 82% Year-on-Year

Gyeongbuk's Only Evidence-Based Vector Control Project Secures National Funding for 2 Consecutive Years

On the 12th, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk received the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Award in the vector-borne disease surveillance field at the 2024 Infectious Disease Vector Management Project Evaluation held at the Seoul at Center, establishing itself as a nationwide model city for pest control.

The second from the left is Kim Gamjeong (Director of Diagnostic Analysis Bureau, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), the first from the right is Lee Heeil (Head of Vector Analysis Division, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), and the other three are team leaders of the Infectious Disease Control Division. Provided by Gumi City

This award is the result of Gumi City's various pest control projects and infectious disease prevention activities, which have been highly evaluated nationwide since the establishment of the Infectious Disease Management Division in January last year.

Key achievements include △ active utilization of the Geographic Information System for pest control △ operation of a pest control disinfection task force △ use of various eco-friendly pest control methods △ multi-channel infectious disease prevention publicity activities. In particular, the data-driven, evidence-based vector control project using the Daily Mosquito Surveillance equipment (DMS) maximized pest control effectiveness by analyzing mosquito occurrence data and implementing preemptive disinfection. As a result, pest control complaint reports decreased by 82% compared to the previous year.

Based on these achievements, Gumi City persuaded the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Gyeongbuk Province to secure national funding for two consecutive years, the only city in Gyeongbuk to do so. The city plans to further expand the evidence-based vector control project next year using the secured budget.

Lee Geum-hyang, head of the Infectious Disease Management Division, stated, “Due to abnormal climate conditions, blind spots in pest control are increasing, and the importance of disinfection has become more prominent during the COVID-19 response process. We will continue to do our best to protect citizens' safety and health through efficient and eco-friendly pest control activities based on data.”

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