Abstract
Master Plan for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases is established every five years by the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in consultation with the Minister of Health and Welfare in accordance with Article 7 of the Infectious Diseases Control and Prevention Act. The 3rd Master Plan for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases consists of 16 key tasks and 55 detailed tasks to be carried out over five years from 2023 to 2027 under four strategies: ‘Advance national preparedness for and response to infectious disease emergency’, ‘Respond with preemptive and comprehensive measures for infectious disease control and prevention’, ‘Reform infectious disease R&D’, ‘Solidify foundation for infectious disease response.’