Focusing on multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, the foundation currently sponsors 12 treatment centers, drawing patients from the western half of North Korea.

[1] According to the foundation's home-page, "Eugene Bell USA is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1995 by Dr. Stephen Winn Linton".

[2] Stephen Linton founded the Eugene Bell Centennial Foundation in 1995 to provide teaching and research to North Korea.

[4] In 2013, 885 patients received care at Eugene Bell-supported multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment centers, a number expected to rise to 1,500 by the end of 2014.

[citation needed] The Foundation has developed a unique medical aid model, which combines regular visits by American personnel with daily treatment by North Korean health professionals.,[5] Every six months, Eugene Bell senior staff and volunteers visit each of the 12 centers receiving medical aid to gather samples from each patient and monitor progress.