Overview of healthcare system in North Korea
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
; : 358-367, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
In this study, we analyzed the healthcare system of North Korea using Kleczkowski's model which categorizes national healthcare infrastructure into five components health resources, organization, healthcare delivery system, economic support, and management. It was found that the healthcare system in North Korea, which provides clinical medicine, Koryo medicine and preventive medicine, is constituted of a physician system of independent geographic sectors and centralized delivery system while maintaining free universal health coverage. These systems are all managed by the government and the People's Committee Party. However, North Korea has been confronted with severe economic difficulties since the 1990s, such that we question whether the healthcare system has been able to function properly despite of the lack of resources in general throughout the country.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
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SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
Health problem:
Delivery Arrangements
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Target 3.8 Achieve universal access to health
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Clinical Medicine
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Preventive Medicine
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Collodion
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Delivery of Health Care
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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Health Resources
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2013
Document type:
Article