North and South Korea should reach a basic healthcare agreement along the lines of that between pre-unification East and West Germany to enable exchanges and cooperation in areas including infectious diseases, medicine supplies, and the medical treatment of tourists, suggests a new report by South Korea's Institute for Health and Unification Studies.
Infectious Diseases Proposed As Focus Of Inter-Korea Health Cooperation
Amid ongoing talks to denuclearize North Korea, the two Koreas are gearing up for bilateral cooperation in various industries including the health and medical sector, if and when international sanctions on the North are lifted. A new report suggests possible ways the two sides can initially work together in the area, with a focus on infectious diseases.
