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Leo Byrne
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Evergreen State of emergency: North Korea’s ambulancesImages, defectors and international aid organisations shed light on North Korea's ambulance system
A 2014 photograph of a rusting medical vehicle driving through the streets of Pyongyang is the most recent in a series of images that shed light on a little reported facet of North Korea’s health system: its emergency response service. The image shows a boxy, run-down vehicle with no siren, apparently crewed by three people, but sharing few features with any pictures of similar vehicles preceding it. While not all ambulances are made with emergency response in mind, some vehicles in North Korea’s ambulance fleet look very well-equipped by comparison. A 2011 picture shows a modern-looking Ford Transit ambulance likely in use © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |