The purpose of this study is to derive a provisional agenda for the inter-Korean health and welfare sector based on the analysis of the health and welfare agenda agreed between the authorities of the two Koreas and an examination of North Korea’s socio-economic needs.

To achieve this, three methodological approaches were used. Firstly, a historical approach is taken to analyze the state and nature of the North-South Dialogue in a contextual way. Secondly, we indirectly confirmed the socio-economic demand of North Koreans through analysis of Rodong Sinmun articles. Lastly, we used an expert Delphi survey to derive a set of effective provisional agenda for inter-Korean health and welfare. Based on these results, this study suggests the need for formation of mutual trust between the two Koreas and the consolidation of the peace regime and the Korea Peninsula by leading health and welfare centering on the areas where the interests of North Korea and the realization capabilities of the Korean government are in agreement. Also, the agenda derived from this study should be used in regularizing inter-Korean dialog on health and welfare.
Finally, in the short term, it is necessary to carry out projects in the direction of humanitarian assistance, and in the mid-to long-term, it is necessary to develop coordinated South-North cooperation projects centering on the goal of maximizing the policy effect of social integration on the Korea peninsula.