North Korea unveils next-stage public health goals at party congress

2026-03-18 - 00:40

North Korea’s health ministry used the Ninth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea earlier this month to announce an ambitious new phase in what the regime calls its “public health revolution,” pushing to transform healthcare from a basic social service into a pillar of state strategy, a source in Pyongyang told Daily NK on Monday. The source said the ministry praised achievements of the past... Source