{"id":47093,"date":"2020-11-30T11:26:22","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T02:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=47093"},"modified":"2026-04-06T14:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T05:10:34","slug":"around-20-doctors-forcibly-relocated-samjiyon-man-new-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/around-20-doctors-forcibly-relocated-samjiyon-man-new-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Around 20 doctors forcibly relocated to Samjiyon to man new hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around 20 North Korean doctors have recently been forcibly located to Samjiyon, Yanggang Province, to work at a new hospital in the city, Daily NK has learned. The doctors, however, are reportedly complaining about the assignment because of Samjiyon\u2019s poor food situation and bitter cold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Friday that the doctors were \u201cforcibly assigned\u201d to Samjiyon in mid-November as so-called \u201cgift doctors\u201d on orders from the government. They are now \u201cvoicing their resentment about being assigned to the depths of the countryside irrespective of their wishes,\u201d the source claimed, speaking on condition of anonymity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, when a new hospital recently opened in Samjiyon local authorities realized they had a shortage of doctors. Samjiyon has seen an increase in the number of dwellings and migrants thanks to the ongoing modernization project in the area. Concerned about the situation, North Korean authorities recently forced the 20 or so doctors to relocate to the city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rodong Sinmun reported the opening of \u201cSamjiyon City People&#8217;s Hospital\u201d on Oct. 16. The paper described the new hospital as having \u201cultra-modern medical equipment and apparatuses in all sections,\u201d including internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The doctors forcibly relocated to Samjiyon include experienced doctors from Yanggang Province and young doctors fresh out of medical school, including graduates of Pyongyang Medical University, the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43227\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43227 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/5609468151_3d991d742b_b.jpg\" alt=\"clinics\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/5609468151_3d991d742b_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/5609468151_3d991d742b_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/5609468151_3d991d742b_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/5609468151_3d991d742b_b-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/12\/5609468151_3d991d742b_b-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A doctor at a hospital in Pyongyang. \/ Image: Roan Harak, Flickr, Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samjiyon is known as the coldest place in North Korea. Because of this, doctors who had lived in relatively warmer areas have expressed discontent at their forced relocation. According to the source, some have complained: \u201cHow are we supposed to endure the bitter cold and put down roots and live in this place, where all you can see are mountains and dust?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dumbfounded at the fact that they must now subsist on potatoes after having lived on rice, the doctors feel as if they have been exiled or abandoned, according to the source.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The doctors reportedly got a stern warning from the Samjiyon Party Committee when it received reports about their complaints, the source further reported.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe chairperson of the municipal party committee took measures to stop their complaints. He claimed that while the rest of the country receives no rations, the rations Samjiyon residents get &#8211; just potatoes &#8211; are nonetheless on par with those Pyongyang residents receive. As such, they should be happy they are even getting rations and that they have been ungrateful toward the Party\u2019s concern toward them,\u201d the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Organization and Guidance Department in the municipal party committee also warned the doctors that if they tried to flee Samjiyon, their evaluation reports would forever be marked with an act of betrayal to the Party and that they would not be allowed to develop [professionally], no matter where they go,\u201d he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The doctors are temporarily living in a motel in Samjiyon because there are no other suitable places for them to reside, the source said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey\u2019ve been forcibly [relocated to the area] and, on top of that, they must live in an uncomfortable place. Their discontent is likely to grow,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cIt\u2019ll be hard for them to adapt to the situation when their hearts aren\u2019t into it.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/%ec%82%bc%ec%a7%80%ec%97%b0%ec%97%90-%ec%9d%98%ec%82%ac-20%ec%97%ac-%eb%aa%85-%ea%b0%95%ec%a0%9c-%eb%b0%b0%ec%b9%98%eb%b6%88%eb%a7%8c-%ed%86%a0%eb%a1%9c%ed%95%98%eb%8b%a4-%ea%b2%bd%ea%b3%a0\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 20 North Korean doctors have recently been forcibly located to Samjiyon, Yanggang Province, to work at a new hospital in the city, Daily NK has learned. The doctors, however, are reportedly complaining about the assignment because of Samjiyon\u2019s poor food situation and bitter cold. 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