Implications for Poor Public Healthcare System of South Korea Revealed in MERS Outbreak

Author(s):  
MyungHee Kim

This article aims to prevent the possible recurrence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) by understanding the status of South Korea's public healthcare system through a literature review. In addition, it presents measures to reinforce the public health system by analyzing the roles and limitations of the health authority, which plays a key role in preventing the spread of this infectious disease, through their response to the recent MERS outbreak in the country. Based on the analysis, the results showed the following implications: (1) Community health centers need to expand and reinforce their functions. It is important to publish response manuals at the national level and regularly educate and train medical service providers on infectious disease control, especially against diseases such as MERS. Accordingly, manpower and facilities must be developed. (2) Public hospitals located in regional hubs must expand to establish a public healthcare system. Public healthcare and emergency healthcare systems should be established by connecting community health centers, regional hub hospitals, and national university hospitals. The improvements in the facility must to be supported to help increase the efficiency of public health system. (3) Awareness among people must increase with respect to the prevention of infectious diseases and managing direct contact with infected patients. Most importantly, education and training on infectious disease prevention must be regularly provided to the public, and social support systems and programs must be organized for the infected people who are in self-isolation.

Author(s):  
MyungHee Kim

This article aims to prevent the possible recurrence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) by understanding the status of South Korea's public healthcare system through a literature review. In addition, it presents measures to reinforce the public health system by analyzing the roles and limitations of the health authority, which plays a key role in preventing the spread of this infectious disease, through their response to the recent MERS outbreak in the country. Based on the analysis, the results showed the following implications: (1) Community health centers need to expand and reinforce their functions. It is important to publish response manuals at the national level and regularly educate and train medical service providers on infectious disease control, especially against diseases such as MERS. Accordingly, manpower and facilities must be developed. (2) Public hospitals located in regional hubs must expand to establish a public healthcare system. Public healthcare and emergency healthcare systems should be established by connecting community health centers, regional hub hospitals, and national university hospitals. The improvements in the facility must to be supported to help increase the efficiency of public health system. (3) Awareness among people must increase with respect to the prevention of infectious diseases and managing direct contact with infected patients. Most importantly, education and training on infectious disease prevention must be regularly provided to the public, and social support systems and programs must be organized for the infected people who are in self-isolation.


Author(s):  
Andy Nuriyanto ◽  
Laili Rahayuwati ◽  
Mamat Lukman

Background - Public Health Nursing program is an integration of the implementation public health and individual  health program conducted at the community health centers  to improve the independence and the health status of the community level. Public Health Nursing performance is a value of the public health nursing program implementation based on indicators as a benchmark for achieving of Minimum Achievement Standard goals. In order to achieve their performance, nurses have competencies and authorities based on their position in accordance with the applicable regulations and are carried  out in according to their main duties and functions. Aims - This study aims to determine the relationship between nurse competence and the achievement of Public Health Nursing program at the community health centers. Methodology - This study used cross-sectional approach form secondary data with quantitative methods with the samples of 57 nurses (44 vocational and 13 professional nurses) at 5 Community Health Centers in Berau District during 2019. Findings - The findings indicated that there were significant relationships beetwen competence  of vocational nurses (p-value 0.026), professional nurses (p-value 0.000),  and simultaneously both (p-value 0.004) and the achievement of Public Health Nursing program at the Community Health Centers. Conclusion - The evaluation of the nurse's competence is the basis for realizing the achievements of the Public Health Nursing program at the Community Health Centers in base on their functional position level. A more thorough analysis is required to determine the effect of implementing these competencies to increase the Public health nursing performance at the Community Health Centers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1285-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone de Melo Costa ◽  
Marise Fagundes Silveira ◽  
Sarah Jane Alves Durães ◽  
Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu ◽  
Paulo Rogério Ferreti Bonan

The scope was to analyze the perceptions of dentistry students at the State University of Montes Claros, Brazil, regarding dentistry, the job market and the public healthcare system. For this, a triangulation method was employed, using a self-administered questionnaire and interviews. The quantitative data were submitted to univariate and multivariate analysis, using Poisson regression, where p<0.05. Content analysis was used for the qualitative data. The majority reported expecting to obtain work in the public healthcare system, stated that the dentistry course prepares students for this market as the curriculum integrates both teaching and service, reported being in favor of greater experience in the public healthcare system and said they would not take classes in Public Health if they were optional. Contact with the social context through teaching/service integration in the advanced semesters of the dentistry course appears to contribute to the development of new professional skills for working in the public sector. However, the students' perceptions revealed contradictions, considering the low value they attributed to the classes on Public Health and their perception of the public system as a residual job option.


2006 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard K. Koh ◽  
Amie C. Shei ◽  
Janette Bataringaya ◽  
Jon Burstein ◽  
Paul D. Biddinger ◽  
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2020 ◽  
pp. 159101992096537
Author(s):  
Luis A Lemme Plaghos

Brief commentary about implications of the Pilot Study of Mechanical Thrombectomy in the Public Healthcare System of Chile.


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