Társadalmi jövőképesség mutató a Corvinusról: Észak-Korea jövőképesebb, mint Svájc? • Social Futuring Index from the Corvinus University of Budapest: Is North-Korea More Future-proof than Switzerland?

INTRODUCTION Humanitarian agencies in North Korea operate within a complex sociopolitical environment historically characterized by a baseline of mistrust. As a result of operating within such a heated environment, health sector collaborations between such agencies and the North Korean government have followed unpredictable courses. PROBLEM The factors that have contributed to successful prog...

In early 2014, the United Nations Commission of Inquiry published a report identifying widespread rights violations amounting to crimes against humanity in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).1 While the report identified the system of prison camps and cross-border migration as critical to generating horrendous atrocities, it only briefly linked imprisonment and migration as contri...

The collapse of North Korea's public health system has increased the development of tuberculosis (TB) in its populace. This study investigated the prevalence of active and latent TB infection (LTBI) in such people who have settled in the Republic of Korea since 1999. From 1999 to August 2006, 7,722 dislocated North Koreans entered the Republic of Korea and all were screened immediately for acti...

In North Korea, the prevalence of hepatitis B is high due to natural factors, gaps in vaccination, and the lack of antiviral treatment. Aid projects are urgently needed, however impeded by North Korea's political and economical situation and isolation. The feasibility of a joint North Korean and German humanitarian hepatitis B prevention program was assessed. Part 1: Hepatitis B vaccination cat...

In this paper, I try to identify and explain how certain factors are obstructing the reunification of North and South Korea. This paper refers to eight published articles that touch on diverse negative factors which affect the Korean reunification. There are many factors to consider, such as political interests, conflicting views of the North and the South toward the reunification, and the long...