North Korean Health System “Dire,” Amnesty International Says
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North Korea’s health care system is in a “dire state” where amputations are carried out without anesthesia, Amnesty International said in a report released today.
“The Crumbling State of Health Care in North Korea” is based on interviews with North Koreans living abroad and health care workers who described the use of unsterilized needles. Problems of malnutrition exacerbate challenges for the state-run system in the face of epidemics, the report said.