International Disaster Assistance Based on Human Focused Emergency Response System : Example of Health Disaster Assistance to Iraq

인간 중심의 긴급 대응체계를 근거로 한 국제 방재 지원 - 이라크 보건의료방재지원 사례 중심

  • Received : 2007.10.10
  • Accepted : 2007.11.17
  • Published : 2007.12.31

Abstract

The disaster preparedness system in Korea has been developed in spite of many obstacles, but there are still many problems for response to various kinds of disasters in 21th century. Disaster response system in Korea was focused on policy, administration, hardwares in the past. But in the future it is necessary to change the system to adapt the global needs about the human based disaster response system and capacity to assist the international disaster by official assistance and research for that field. Because nearly all the disasters are associated with the safety, welfare, injury, disability and survival of human, health disaster preparedness and response system should be a important part in the whole disaster system considering the common value of human right to disaster preparedness for human.

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Supported by : 한국과학재단(Korea Science & Engineering Foundation)