Famine and disease have claimed the lives of over 
a million people in North Korea. Many continue to live in a chronic state of malnutrition. 

The people of North Korea continue to suffer cruel hardships. Since 1990, famine and disease have claimed the lives of over one million people and left many others in a chronic state of malnutrition as they suffer from various diseases including tuberculosis (TB). Despite significant and ongoing contributions of food and TB medicine from the international community, there continues to be an overwhelming need for the most basic medical supplies.

The CHRISTIAN FRIENDS OF KOREA (CFK) provides critically needed medical supplies and nutritious foods to help TB patients recover. North Korean doctors generally provide patient care through house calls; these doctors have an urgent need for basic diagnostic tools as well as a bicycle to travel from house to house more efficiently. Since 2002, CFK has been providing bicycles and Doctor’s Medical Backpack Kits so that doctors can capably make house calls to patients.