Korean Government’s response to COVID-19: role of Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS)

International Review of Public Administration Pub Date : 2020-10-01 DOI:10.1080/12294659.2020.1858585

Insoo Shin, S. T. Ju

引用次数: 6

Abstract

ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to introduce MFDS risk management system and to summarize a series of administrative actions taken during COVID-19. The action covers facilitation of production of personal protective equipment(PPE) including masks and hand sanitizer and their rapid transparent supply, emergency use approval of diagnostic testing kit. MFDS is also in charge of clinical trial approval of therapeutics and vaccine candidates to accelerate the development of vaccines to protect people against COVID-19. At the end, we attempt to assess our COVID-19 management strategies and to suggest future directions in terms of risk management and public communication.

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韩国政府应对COVID-19:食品药品安全部的作用

摘要本文旨在介绍MFDS风险管理系统，并总结新冠肺炎期间采取的一系列行政措施。该行动包括促进个人防护装备（PPE）的生产，包括口罩和洗手液及其快速透明供应，诊断检测试剂盒的紧急使用批准。MFDS还负责治疗剂和候选疫苗的临床试验批准，以加快疫苗开发，保护人们免受新冠肺炎的感染。最后，我们试图评估我们的新冠肺炎管理战略，并在风险管理和公共沟通方面提出未来方向。

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International Review of Public Administration Social Sciences-Public Administration

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