An overview and preparation of Korean pediatrician according to the expansion of national immunization program coverage.
10.3345/kjp.2008.51.12.1275
- Author:
In Sung CHO
1
Author Information
1. The Korean Pediatric Society, Korea. pedrcho@pednet.co.kr
- Publication Type:Editorial
- Keywords:
NIP;
95 percent;
Korean pediatrician
- MeSH:
Budgets;
Communicable Diseases;
Immunization;
Immunization Programs;
Korea;
Public Health;
Vaccination
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2008;51(12):1275-1281
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
National Immunization Program (NIP) in korea is regulated by government for effective prevention of infectious diseases since 1954. But the program is only performed in public health center, so many people had various complaints such as inconvenience to use public center, high cost when vaccinated in private medical organization and lack of speciality and registration etc. In this reason, it was very difficult to raise the vaccination rate to 95 percent, infectious disease preventable rate. With this background national assembly and government try to expand the NIP coverage both public health center and private medical organization with increasing budget from 2009. So in this paper an overview and preparation of Korean pediatrician according to the expanding plan of NIP are described.
