North Korea’s Surprisingly Robust Healthcare System
By Kee B. Park, Edward I. Ham
Published: September 2021
""""For all the backwardness of North Korea in a wide range of economic sectors, its healthcare system is a showcase for lower-income countries across a swath of traditional metrics
North Korea’s key health indicators stand out when compared to its economic peers. In 2019, life expectancy in North Korea was estimated at 72.3 years and the under-5 child mortality rate was 17.3 deaths per 1,000 live births — versus an average across low-income countries of 63.7 years and 67.6 deaths respectively.1
Since the turn of the century, North Korean healthcare has gradually rebounded; with an emphasis put on public health services, there has been a steady rise in service access and an improvement in health outcomes. According to the 2016 WHO Country Co-operation Strategy report, there has been noticeable improvement in women’s and children’s healthcare access — specifically in emergency obstetric care, immunization and integrated management of childhood illness
The State provides every citizen with the benefits of complete free medical service. The workers, farmers, working intellectuals and all the rest of the citizens have the right to free medical treatment.
Workforce. North Korea has one of the highest healthcare workforce densities among all low-income countries. As of 2014, it had 87,780 physicians, 93,400 nurses, 7,368 midwives, 9,463 pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians/assistants. 13 This translates to a ratio of around 3.5 doctors, 3.9 nurses and 0.3 midwives per 1,000 of the population. Furthermore, the number of allied health professionals continues to grow as “5,000 healthcare workers are nurtured every year in North Korea.
Infrastructure. North Korea has 133 provincial-level hospitals, 1,608 county-level hospitals and 6,263 clinics at ri (village) level
North Korean healthcare providers keep very thorough and meticulous health records
Kim Jong Un has been the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011. An analysis of government-written health editorials from 2012 to 2018 show that his regime puts a heavy focus on further developing medical and scientific technology.""",
https://www.globalasia.org/v16no3/cover/north-koreas-surprisingly-robust-healthcare-system_kee-b-parkedward-i-ham
By Kee B. Park, Edward I. Ham
Published: September 2021
""""For all the backwardness of North Korea in a wide range of economic sectors, its healthcare system is a showcase for lower-income countries across a swath of traditional metrics
North Korea’s key health indicators stand out when compared to its economic peers. In 2019, life expectancy in North Korea was estimated at 72.3 years and the under-5 child mortality rate was 17.3 deaths per 1,000 live births — versus an average across low-income countries of 63.7 years and 67.6 deaths respectively.1
Since the turn of the century, North Korean healthcare has gradually rebounded; with an emphasis put on public health services, there has been a steady rise in service access and an improvement in health outcomes. According to the 2016 WHO Country Co-operation Strategy report, there has been noticeable improvement in women’s and children’s healthcare access — specifically in emergency obstetric care, immunization and integrated management of childhood illness
The State provides every citizen with the benefits of complete free medical service. The workers, farmers, working intellectuals and all the rest of the citizens have the right to free medical treatment.
Workforce. North Korea has one of the highest healthcare workforce densities among all low-income countries. As of 2014, it had 87,780 physicians, 93,400 nurses, 7,368 midwives, 9,463 pharmacists and pharmaceutical technicians/assistants. 13 This translates to a ratio of around 3.5 doctors, 3.9 nurses and 0.3 midwives per 1,000 of the population. Furthermore, the number of allied health professionals continues to grow as “5,000 healthcare workers are nurtured every year in North Korea.
Infrastructure. North Korea has 133 provincial-level hospitals, 1,608 county-level hospitals and 6,263 clinics at ri (village) level
North Korean healthcare providers keep very thorough and meticulous health records
Kim Jong Un has been the supreme leader of North Korea since 2011. An analysis of government-written health editorials from 2012 to 2018 show that his regime puts a heavy focus on further developing medical and scientific technology.""",
https://www.globalasia.org/v16no3/cover/north-koreas-surprisingly-robust-healthcare-system_kee-b-parkedward-i-ham
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