1. South Korea successfully implemented a sustained, nation-wide deworming campaign that was jump-started in 1969 with a three-year massive assistance program from the Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency (OTCA) of Japan, culminating in the 1997 WHO declaration that the country is essentially worm-free. This report presents objectives and achievements of this successful national deworming campaign; backgrounds and needs for the campaign; strategy and system employed; details of implementation; and assessment of impacts of the deworming campaign, from both epidemiological and economic perspectives.
2. Up until the 1960s before launching of the campaign, intestinal worm infection was endemic to all area of Korea, and most individuals in the population carried several different kinds of intestinal worms. Roundworms, whipworms, hookworms, and tapeworms were the most prevalent parasite species. In addition, many people suffered from clonorchiasis and infection by other types of worms. (The rest omitted)

![Republic of Korea K DI School of Public Policy and Management T aejong Kim, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Professor Jong-Yil Chai, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Professor Hyeon Gap Jang, Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), Expert Advisor
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K eeseon Eom, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Professor Hyeok Jeong, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Professor
Research Management Supported by
KDI School of Public Policy and Management Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), Republic of Korea
Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000455-01 ISBN 979-11-5545-107-6 94320 ISBN 979-11-5545-095-6 [SET 18] Copyright © 2014 by Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Republic of Korea
Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000455-01
Knowledge Sharing Program
2013 Modularization of Korea’s Development Experience
Sustained National Deworming Campaign in South Korea 1969-1995
Preface
The study of Korea’s economic and social transformation offers a unique window of opportunity to better understand the factors that drive development. Within one generation, Korea had transformed itself from a poor agrarian society to a modern industrial nation, a feat never seen before. What makes Korea’s experience unique is that its rapid economic development was relatively broad-based, meaning that the fruits of Korea’s rapid growth were shared by many. The challenge of course is unloc Republic of Korea K DI School of Public Policy and Management T aejong Kim, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Professor Jong-Yil Chai, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Professor Hyeon Gap Jang, Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH), Expert Advisor
Advisory
K eeseon Eom, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Professor Hyeok Jeong, KDI School of Public Policy and Management, Professor
Research Management Supported by
KDI School of Public Policy and Management Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF), Republic of Korea
Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000455-01 ISBN 979-11-5545-107-6 94320 ISBN 979-11-5545-095-6 [SET 18] Copyright © 2014 by Ministry of Strategy and Finance, Republic of Korea
Government Publications Registration Number 11-1051000-000455-01
Knowledge Sharing Program
2013 Modularization of Korea’s Development Experience
Sustained National Deworming Campaign in South Korea 1969-1995
Preface
The study of Korea’s economic and social transformation offers a unique window of opportunity to better understand the factors that drive development. Within one generation, Korea had transformed itself from a poor agrarian society to a modern industrial nation, a feat never seen before. What makes Korea’s experience unique is that its rapid economic development was relatively broad-based, meaning that the fruits of Korea’s rapid growth were shared by many. The challenge of course is unloc](/image.do?type=idas&timeFile=/asset/2014/05/13/DOC/PREVIEW/04201405130131825032841.jpg)
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Sustained national deworming campaign in South Korea 1969-1995
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Project Category | Development Cases |
Material Type | Report |
Author(English) |
Kim, Taejong; Chai, Jong Yil; Jang, Hyeon Gap |
Publisher |
Seoul : KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
Date | 2014 |
Project | Development Cases |
Series Title; No | Knowledge Sharing Program: KSP Modularization |
ISBN | 979-11-5545-107-6 94320 |
Pages | 84 |
Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
Language | English |
File Type | Documents |
Original Format | |
Subject | Social Development < Health |
Holding | KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
Supervisor | KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
Organizer | Ministry of Health and Welfare; KDI School |
Sponsor | Ministry of Strategy and Finance |
Project Term | 2013-01-01 ~ 2013-12-31 |
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기생충 구제사업(1969-1995)(Sustained national deworming campaign in South Korea 1969-1995) 2014 / 서울 : KDI 국제정책대학원