Tag: disease
Free flu shots in N. Korean city highlight urban-rural healthcare divide
Free flu vaccines are being distributed in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, but a Daily NK source reports this program highlights medical inequality, with services...
N. Korea spreads virus fears about southern balloons
North Korean authorities are conducting lectures warning citizens to avoid items from South Korean balloons, claiming they are contaminated with viruses.
According to a source...
Hidden TB case leads to tragedy in N. Korean military unit
A North Korean soldier took his own life after receiving a medical discharge order for tuberculosis (TB) he had hidden from his military unit...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s salt water remedy
North Korean authorities are urging citizens to gargle with salt water daily as a disease prevention measure during their September-October sanitation campaign. Locals, however,...
Ill, but not isolated: Kim Jong Un’s surprising mandate for displaced...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered officials to provide care for displaced flood victims who have arrived in Pyongyang following the completion...
N. Korean flood victims bitter over exclusion from Pyongyang relocation
Flood victims in North Pyongan province who were not selected for a state-sponsored trip to Pyongyang are frustrated at missing out, with some particularly...
N. Korea conducts health checkups for flood victims in Pyongyang
North Korea is conducting urgent health checkups for flood victims residing in Pyongyang, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking anonymously, a source in Pyongyang told Daily...
Monsoon rains lead to backed-up sewers in N. Korea
North Koreans in various parts of the country are reeling from the stench of backed-up sewers after record-setting rainfall caused severe flooding at the...
N. Korean scientist executed in 2021 for COVID-19 research
In September 2021, a researcher at a bioengineering laboratory under the North Korean State Academy of Sciences in Pyongyang examined samples taken from a...
Nampo’s 2021 lockdown led to tragedy for many people
In early 2020, as North Korea implemented a maritime lockdown in response to COVID-19, the port city of Nampo suffered a steep drop in...