In North Korea, the right to health is directly linked to politics. This is well illustrated in the rights of migrants and prisoners, where the connection between TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and human rights is an underreported - and underexamined - issue.
The most egregious of these violations is the system of prison camps throughout the country, and there exists a clear link between imprisonment, migration and poor health in North Korea. North Korea’s system of prisons and the movement of people within and beyond its borders create double trouble for health and human rights particularly in terms of TB and MDR-TB.
In North Korea, the right to health is directly linked to politics. This is well illustrated in the rights of migrants and prisoners, where the connection between TB and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and human rights is an underreported - and underexamined - issue.
The most egregious of these violations is the system of prison camps throughout the country, and there exists a clear link between imprisonment, migration and poor health in North Korea. North Korea’s system of prisons and the movement of people within and beyond its borders create double trouble for health and human rights particularly in terms of TB and MDR-TB.
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