N. Korea Visit

Dates: November 24 - December 1, 1998

Purpose:

To deliver the gift of love provided by King Pharmaceutical International Benevolent Fund, Inc. and by CAMM Midwest and Main Chapters to the needy people of North Korea(Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea-DPRK), to discover specific needs by direct observation, and to discuss the plan for future works.

Mission Team Members:

1. Mr. Arthur Yannuciello, Operating Manager, King Pharmaceutical International Fund

2. Ms. Shirley Jean Collins. Administrative Assistant, King Pharmaceutical

3. Soon Ja Choi, M.D., Secretary, CAMM Midwest Chapter

4. Yoon Berm Kim, M.D., Ph.D., President, CAMM Midwest Chapter

5. Reverend Kilsang Yoon, Advisor

Gifts We Helped to Deliver:

1. Shipped by King Pharmaceutical: 12 Containers (20 Feet) of medicine, medical and hospital supplies, foods, corn seeds and plastic film, etc.(over 5.271 million dollars worth) arrived at Nampo port of North Korea on November 26, 1998;

2. Ordered by CAMM Midwest Chapter via MAP International: TB medicine for 100 patients for 300 days of treatment(216 kg, 14 packages, $9,324.50);

3. A package from CAMM Main Chapter in Detroit for PyongYang Third Hospital;

4. Medicine, antibiotics, candies, gloves, and others - 10 packages carried by our mission team.

During our visit, we were able to show the love of God to many people, directly by providing the generous gift of food and medications which will reach thousands of suffering individuals, and indirectly by our interactions with the physicians, orphanage nurses, and care givers, cooperative farm directors and all their staff, hotel and dining room staff(at each meal we could pray aloud and had frequents talks about God). I pray that in North Korea God will bless the people with the miracle of five loaves and two fish(Matthew 14:17-21) by feeding the multitudes with what we give.

The following are most needed for the people:

A. Medical needs:

1. TB therapeutic drugs, diagnostic reagents and vaccines(the advantage of these medication is that they can only be used for TB patients)

2. TB diagnostic X-ray machine, film and developers(ideally a mobile X-ray machine unit would be useful to bring from village to village)

3. Other antibiotics and medications

4. Medical and hospital supplies and equipment

5. Nutritional supplemental food, oil, pork, and especially soy beans as they are not controlled by government distribution as are rice or grains

6. Powdered milk for the malnourished infants and children

B. Farm needs: 1. Plastic film 2. Fertilizer 3. Seeds

C. Medical schools: 1. Medical textbooks, review books, and journals 2. Computers.

Reported by Yoon Berm Kim