Healthcare
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Video: Process of Serial Production of Medicines Updated at the Hungnam Pharmaceutical Factory
Factory modernizes medicine production line to international standards, marking a significant stride in advancing public health
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Video: Central Disease Prevention and Control Center Built in DPRK
New center will put testing on a more standardized basis and improve management capabilities to control the spread of diseases
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Video: Sinuiju Anti-Epidemic Medical Supplies Factory Inaugurated
Modern factory will produce supplies needed at medical units across the country.
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Video: Myongdang Health Complex built at Sangwon Cement
Report from North Hwanghae Province of the DPRK
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Efforts to Develop Efficacious Medicines
The Pharmacy Research Institute is developing new medicines and introducing new analysis and quality control methods for them.
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Universal Free Medical Care System Most Popular with People
70 years have passed since free medical care was introduced in the DPRK by President Kim Il Sung.
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Village of Hospitals in Munsu Area
Starting with construction of Pyongyang Maternity Hospital in the 1980s, numerous medical establishments have sprung up in Munsu of Pyongyang
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Developers of Anticancer Pills
Researchers at the Koryo Medicine General Hospital are intensifying studies into cancer treatments using traditional Koryo medicines.
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Diabetes Committee of Hospital Association of Korea
Established in 1999, the DCoHAK offers comprehensive treatment to diabetics in the DPRK and conducts various researches.
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A Prominent Medical Worker in Plastic Surgery Sector
Medical worker Jo Hui Ju graduated from Haeju College of Medical Sciences in 1961 and has since made incredible contributions in the development of surgeries.
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Thankful for the Socialist Health System
Beginning last year Hong Jong Chol’s eyesight deteriorated rapidly and he was rushed to hospital for hours-long surgeries in intensive care.
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Video: Stevia Processing Factory Built in North Pyongan Province
Factory established as part of measures to building modern stevia processing facilities in every province of the DPRK.
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Video: South Hwanghae Provincial Medical Oxygen Supply Station Inaugurated
Medical oxygen station to provide adequate supply for all health institutions in the province.
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Finding Pleasure in His Job
Doctor Ri Jong Hyok finds his deepest pleasure and source of meaning in the selfless service he gives for the people’s health and happiness.
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Blessed Triplets
In the DPRK new mothers stay in hospital free of charge and are sent off with gifts and provisions rather than an enormous life shattering bill.
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‘Be a First Aid Hero at School and In Your Community’
The DPRK Red Cross Society is working tirelessly to inform the entire society on a lot of life-saving first aid treatment.
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Info Clip: After Restoring Their Sight
Eyes are very valuable to man, but what is even more precious is the warm embrace of the socialist system taking loving responsibility for the people’s health.
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Video: A Lot of Medicines Produced
Report from the Korean Koryo Medicine Technology Company and the Mannyon Pharmaceutical Factory in the DPRK
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Video: Tele-Medicine Service System Expanded
Report from the Ministry of Public Health, the Kim Man Yu Hospital, the Okryu Children’s Hospital, the North Hwanghae Provincial People’s Hospital, and Hoeryong City People’s Hospital No. 1
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Info Clip: To Provide Better Medical Benefits
Relying on their people’s own strength and wisdom, the DPRK is rapidly enhancing the socialist public health system.
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Let Us Prioritize Health and Rights of Women!
The DPRK government is paying special attention to ensuring women’s reproductive health and rights.
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Wormwood Carries the History of the Korean Nation
Koreans have used locally available resources in their dietary life and health treatments since ancient times. One of them plentiful in Korea is wormwood.
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For the Health of Villagers
Doctor Ri Jong Ik has markedly improved the healthy living of residents in Songnim-ri, a rural mountainous village in North Hwanghae Province.
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Anti-Epidemic Work Intensified at All Sectors and Units
Vigilance and rules against COVID-19 strengthened across the DPRK as the global epidemic continues to worsen.
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More and More People Eager to Quit Smoking
Smoking cessation is a rapidly growing trend among young people in the DPRK.
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513th Triplets Leave Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
Ri Ok Son of Sosong District in Pyongyang gave birth to the 513th set of triplets born at the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital.
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Rejoicing a Baby’s Cry
Choe Kyong Hwa, a midwife of Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, has been devoting herself to the health and joy of mothers now for 23 years.
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Woman Deeply Attached to Labor-Consuming Job
Han Hui Ok of the Jangsu Koryo Medicine Pharmaceutical Factory has been working in her unit since 1983 and feels a sense of duty to promote the people’s health.
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Traditional Medicine Curing Obesity
The Koryo Medicine General Hospital is effectively treating obesity by applying traditional medicine, so far with a 96% successes rate.
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Emergency Anti-Epidemic Work Intensified
All fields of the DPRK continue to strengthen anti-epidemic measures as the worldwide crises reaches a new peak abroad.
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For the Future of a Boy
In the DPRK, it is a feature of the socialist public health system that doctors devote all their warm sincerity to patients rather than pursue large profits.
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Wall Pictures in the Okryu Children’s Hospital
Even the cartoon pictures adorning the walls of the Okryu Children’s Hospital are associated with the warm care of Marshal Kim Jong Un.