Georgetown Public Policy Review
Policy Shaping Our Future
In 2008, after decades of international recognition, world-renowned Egyptian-British heart surgeon Sir Magdi Yacoub decided to redirect his efforts to his country of birth. With a frail economy and coronary heart disease being the leading cause of death in Egypt, Yacoub saw a dire need to raise the health care standards and bring essential treatment to those most in need.
by Soon Kyu Choi In January 2008, four officials representing the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) visited tuberculosis (TB) facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area with financial sponsorship from Stanford University. MoPH representatives met with Stanford University TB specialists to request assistance in funding, building […]