Heeje Lee Archives - 38 North

North Korea’s Pursuit of Medical Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges

Heeje Lee, Angie Sohn and Samuel S. Han

Mar 25, 2026

North Korea’s 20×10 Regional Development Policy, announced in January 2024 as state …

Koryo Medicine in North Korea: Insights From a Pharmaceutical App Dataset

Heeje Lee and Myung Sun Kim

Dec 10, 2025

Domestic Affairs, Human Security

Two previous 38 North articles examined a large dataset obtained from North Korea containing an …

What North Korea’s Health App Reveals About Domestic and Imported Pharmaceuticals

Heeje Lee and Angie Sohn

Jul 14, 2025

Domestic Affairs

A recent article published on 38 North introduced a health app developed in North Korea. Among …

Prospects for Health Cooperation: Changing Health Priorities for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Samuel S. Han, Heeje Lee and Kee B. Park

Sep 26, 2024

Domestic Affairs, Human Security

Four years after the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic, …