Tag: medical system
N. Hamgyong Province launches harsh inspection of hospitals’ management of medical...
At the end of last year, North Hamgyong Province launched an unprecedently harsh inspection focused on how hospitals and other facilities manage their supplies...
Cancer-stricken N. Korean defector in China receives funds from fellow defectors
North Korean defectors living in China's Jilin Province recently collected RMB 10,000 (around USD 1,400) for a fellow defector suffering from cancer, Daily NK...
Pence Cartoon: “First Come, First Served”
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Kangwon Province doctor exiled with his family for demanding a bribe
A doctor was recently exiled to a mountainous area with his family for extorting bribes from the family of a patient hospitalized for inhaling...
Some N. Koreans appear to suffer from effects of “long COVID”
Some North Koreans who fell victim to COVID-19 appear to be dealing with symptoms of "long COVID," such as lower cognitive function, breathing problems...
N. Hwanghae Province review of hospitals identifies numerous issues
North Hwanghae Province's authorities recently conducted a review of all hospitals in the province, Daily NK has learned.
A reporting partner in North Hwanghae Province,...
N. Korea sees rise in people consuming homemade drugs
More North Koreans are consuming homemade drugs now than before the coronavirus pandemic, multiple sources told Daily NK on Friday.
Prior to COVID, North Koreans...
