Providing Healthcare in North Korea: Issues, Ethics, and Politics

The Organization of Asian Studies has invited Dr. Kee Park and Dr. Charlie Sands to discuss their work in providing healthcare assistance to North Korea. Topics include North Korea’s healthcare system and capabilities, medical education system, health plans for the future, work of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, the effect of foreign assistance on both the social and political climate, and ethical and moral implications of the recent “Maximal Pressure” policy.

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Speakers

Dr. Kee Park, Paul Farmer Global Surgery Scholar, Harvard Medical School and North Korea Program Director, Korean American Medical Association

Dr. Charlie Sands, Graduate Dean and Director of the International Affairs Committee of the DMS Executive Committee, and Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Sciences, Pyongyang University of Science and Technology