AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMedicine Access: A Chongjin medicine trader says police seized her entire stock after she refused an officer’s demand for free drugs; she recovered it only after paying a larger bribe. Her case highlights how crackdowns on private sellers deepen shortages and push patients toward costly, often smuggled medicines. Humanitarian Aid: A new book and discussion revisit aid worker Katharina Zellweger’s decades of work in North Korea, including visits to rural communities during the famine and five years living in Pyongyang. Wellness Products: Sellers in Hamhung are reportedly offering pricey “export” health supplements, another sign of demand for products beyond the strained state health system.
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