Christian Friends of Korea

Beginning in 1995, North Korea suffered from floods and droughts for several successive years, leading to widespread hunger, malnutrition, and disease. Since 1995, we have been blessed to send, on behalf of many longstanding partner organizations, churches and individuals and over $79 million worth of goods to very needy segments of the population. During this time, we have established trust and strong relationships with the institutions, organizations, and individuals with whom we work. The humanitarian aid, we send, comes in the form of food, medicine, agricultural supplies and equipment, bedding and blankets, medical equipment and supplies, as well as other needed goods for hospitals and rest homes in North Korea. In an effort to be sure the aid goes to those intended, we make regular confirmation trips to about 30 supported facilities. With developmental aid, we are involved in the renovation of multiple health care facilities, re-equipping projects, solar powered water projects, water well drilling, greenhouse building, medical staff training—and the list continues. The need in the DPRK is extensive, but as God provides, we respond. At the request of the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) for the past year, Christian Friends of Korea (CFK) in partnership with Hepatitis B Free (HBF of Australia) and Global Care Partners (GCP – US) has been working to begin to address the suffering, morbidity, and mortality caused by unchecked chronic Hepatitis B. Out of our efforts, thus far, an outline for a proposed 10-year pilot program has emerged to focus primarily on improving diagnostic capability to support the provision of life-saving antiviral therapy to chronic Hepatitis B patients, who have been screened and qualify for participation in the program.