Tag: public health
The realities of N. Korea’s “free medical system” laid bare
This article is part of a series written by Daily NK journalist Kim Jeong Hun entitled “North Korea’s Secret Stories.”
It was the evening of...
N. Hamgyong Province cracks down on sanitation rule breakers
With germ and virus infections spreading through North Korea’s markets, shops and restaurants, the nation’s authorities have begun efforts to bring the situation under...
N. Korean prosthetists arrested for illegally collecting fees from patients
Several prosthetists at a state-run oral disease prevention center in South Hamgyong Province were recently arrested for allegedly pocketing fees from patients, Daily NK...
Waterborne diseases on the rise in South Pyongan Province
Amid the spread of acute intestinal infections in South Hwanghae Province, waterborne illnesses are spreading through South Pyongan Province as well, Daily NK has...
N. Hamgyong Province calls on officials to give medicine and food...
During a recent meeting on infectious diseases, North Hamgyong Province's party committee called on officials to help local residents by giving them medicine and...
Spread of tubercular lymphadenitis causes alarm in S. Hwanghae Province
Efforts to mobilize labor for collective farms in South Hwanghae Province have gone into emergency mode after a recent spike in cases of tubercular...
Special Report: How N. Korea is dealing with its COVID-19 crisis
Daily NK recently put together a special report focused on how North Korea is dealing with its COVID-19 crisis. The report provides a broad...
North Korean border guards in Sinuiju seen wearing gas masks
Daily NK recently captured a photograph of border guards wearing gas masks at their posts near the Yalu River in Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province.
The...
N. Korea tightens regional travel amid official warnings about COVID-19 “stealth...
Even as North Korea continues to tighten the proverbial reins to block the spread of COVID-19, the authorities continue to hold mask-free events aimed...
Hyesan Coal Mine workers suffer from outbreak of tuberculosis
There has been a recent outbreak of tuberculosis among workers at Hyesan Coal Mine in Yanggang Province, Daily NK has learned.
A Daily NK source...
