Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
질병관리청
Agency overview
FormedDecember 18, 2003
September 12, 2020 (expanded)
Preceding agencies
  • Central Health Centre (1949–1960)
  • National Institute of Health (1960–1967)
  • National Institute of Public Health Training (1967–1981)
  • National Institute of Health (1981–2003)
  • Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003–2020)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea
Headquarters187, Osongsaengmyeong 2-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Employees1,476
Agency executives
  • Jee Young-mi, Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention
  • Choi Jong-kyun, Vice Commissioner
Parent departmentMinistry of Health and Welfare
Child agencies
  • Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH)
  • Regional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • National Quarantine Station
Websitekdca.go.kr
Footnotes
Korean name
Hangul
질병관리청
Hanja
疾病管理廳
RRJilbyeong gwallicheong
MRChilbyŏng kwallich'ŏng
Past name
Hangul
질병관리본부
Hanja
疾病管理本部
RRJilbyeong gwalli bonbu
MRChilbyŏng kwalli ponbu

Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA; Korean: 질병관리청), formerly Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC, 질병관리본부), is an organization under the South Korean Ministry of Welfare and Health that is responsible for the advancement of public health by managing prevention, survey, quarantine, trial, and research on infectious diseases, chronic and rare illnesses and injuries. It was founded in December 2003 and is located in Osong Health Technology Administration Complex in Cheongju. The organization is led by the vice-ministerial-level Commissioner of KDCA.

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