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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2019 Volume.25 No. 4 p.353 ~ p.361
An Estimation of Supply and Demand for Primary Healthcare Nursing Workforce in the North Korean Region after Korean Reunification
Kim Jin-Hyun

Jung Yoo-Mi
Choi Hee-Seung
Chae Sun-Mi
Chung Chae-Weon
Chung Na-Ry
Park Mei-Hua
Abstract
Purpose: This study was done to estimate supply and demand for nursing workforce to provide community-basedprimary healthcare in the North Korean region to cost-efficiently narrow the health gap between the two Koreas incase of a Korean reunification.

Methods: To understand the nursing education system and current state of nursingworkforce in North Korea, the authors interviewed six North Korean defectors who had worked as nurses in NorthKorea. Based on the interview results and literature review, the supply and demand for the primary healthcare nursingworkforce that would be needed after Korean reunification were estimated.

Results: Currently, a total of 2,100 to2,700 North Korean nurses were estimated to have graduated from nursing schools with a 2 year curriculum or completed6-month military nurse training courses every year. The projected number of nurses in demand to provideprimary health care ranged from 84,160 to 105,200 and the shortage would be between 31,586 and 52,626.

Conclusion: An active utilization of the North Korean nursing workforce to improve the health of North Koreans afterreunification will be the best way to reduce the reunification cost which will be inflicted mainly on South Korea.
KEYWORD
Democratic people¡¯s Republic of Korea, Korean reunification, Nursing workforce, Primary healthcare, Supply and demand
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