Battling Tuberculosis In North Korea

Battling Tuberculosis In North Korea

South Korean sources suggest that tuberculosis has affected as much as 5 percent of North Korea's population of 23 million. Linton estimates the Eugene Bell Foundation has treated up to 250,000 patients, 70 percent of whom might have otherwise died. The foundation has a staff of seven full-time and three part-time employees, and it raises $2 million to $3 million annually. But for him, personally, the work has come with some costs: estrangement from his family, a divorce.

Popular in the Community

Close

HuffPost Shopping’s Best Finds

MORE IN LIFE