What North Koreans Know: Observations from a recurrent visit to the DPRK countryside
October 4, 2007
Stephen Linton, Chairman, Eugene Bell Foundation
As Chairman of the Eugene Bell Foundation, Stephen Linton has made dozens of visits to the DPRK since 1979, providing medicine and equipment to curb tuberculoses. Unlike most others, Linton was not restricted to Pyongyang, but visited other cities and towns in the countryside. At SAIS, Linton described the great changes he has observed in the information available to citizens over the years.
This program was off the record, so no audio is available.
The Eugene Bell Foundation is the name for two humanitarian organizations that work together to provide developmental assistance to North Korea. It currently coordinates the delivery of TB medication, diagnostic equipment, and supplies to 1/3 of the North Korean population and over forty North Korean treatment facilities (hospitals and care centers).
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