National Health Priority Trends in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Over the years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has restructured and improved its health policy. The changes in…
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Human Security
Looking at North Korea through the UN’s human security lens including: economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community, and political security.
Why North Korea Is Buying More Insulin Than Ever
Diabetes mellitus is a noncommunicable disease (NCD) that affects an estimated one to five million people in North Korea (Lin…
Newsweek’s Misfire on Aid Monitoring in North Korea
My long-time acquaintance, Asia analyst Gordon Chang, recently offered his perspective on the provision of humanitarian assistance to North Korea…
Coping With Natural Disasters: How the EU Can Support More Effective DPRK Disaster Management Mechanisms
The humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) is challenging, due in part to…