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Supplying Relief: Civil Medical Assistance during the Korean War, 1950–1953 (Mark Harrison)

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    hk2019 2025-10-10 19

  • 분류

    논문

    학술지 구분

    A&HCI

    논문명

    		Supplying Relief: Civil Medical Assistance during the Korean War, 1950–1953

    저자

    Mark Harrison

    참여구분

    교신

    저자수

    2

    학술지명

    Social History of Medicine

    발행처

    Oxford University Press

    게재일

    2025-05-17

    초록

    This study examines the UN's efforts to provide emergency relief for civilians during the Korean War, one of the deadliest and most devastating conflicts for civilians since World War II. The UN coordinated civilian relief during and after the war, developing a logistical system, legal framework, and payment mechanism through UK banks in pounds sterling, and a distribution strategy based on European experience. UNKRA managed financial and legal issues, determined packing and shipping methods, resolved storage problems, and distributed medical supplies in the field, either through UNCACK or UNKRA. The UN's efforts to provide civilian medical assistance to Korea set an exemplary model for later relief efforts and this study shows how this holistic system was created on the basis of experience gained during World War II and the creation of entirely new mechanisms for purchasing and delivering medical aid. 

[ 논문 ] 작성자hk2019 작성일2025-10-10 조회19

분류

논문

학술지 구분

A&HCI

논문명

Supplying Relief: Civil Medical Assistance during the Korean War, 1950–1953

저자

Mark Harrison

참여구분

교신

저자수

2

학술지명

Social History of Medicine

발행처

Oxford University Press

게재일

2025-05-17

초록

This study examines the UN's efforts to provide emergency relief for civilians during the Korean War, one of the deadliest and most devastating conflicts for civilians since World War II. The UN coordinated civilian relief during and after the war, developing a logistical system, legal framework, and payment mechanism through UK banks in pounds sterling, and a distribution strategy based on European experience. UNKRA managed financial and legal issues, determined packing and shipping methods, resolved storage problems, and distributed medical supplies in the field, either through UNCACK or UNKRA. The UN's efforts to provide civilian medical assistance to Korea set an exemplary model for later relief efforts and this study shows how this holistic system was created on the basis of experience gained during World War II and the creation of entirely new mechanisms for purchasing and delivering medical aid.