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World Malaria Day
World
Malaria Day is commemorated on 25 April each year. This activity is
intended to provide opportunity to appraise achievements of malaria
programs and advocate for national and social interest in elimination of
the disease. In DPR Korea,
National Malaria Day is commemorated in May each year. This year it will
be commemorated by the Ministry of Public Health on 23rd May considering
overlap of World Malaria Day with foundation day of Korean People’s Army
and a national holiday. Also because malaria season in DPR Korea
starts from middle of May and most of the programmatic activities start
from May including community level interventions like Indoor Residual
Spraying and Long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLIN)
distribution. The WHO South-East Asia Regional theme for World Malaria Day 2012
is “multisectoral partnerships: sustain gains, save lives, invest in
malaria.” As in previous years, the Ministry of Public Health has decided
to follow the same theme as promoted by WHO.
This year National Malaria Day will be observed with activities including
motivating communities and health workers at the grass roots level
particularly at the field level where malaria interventions are
undertaken. On this year’s World Malaria day, Malaria prevention and
control should remain high on the political agendas of countries and the
investment in prevention and control should be sustained to save lives
and prevent morbidity and disability, it is essential to scale-up
diagnostic testing, treatment and surveillance malaria control makes sound business
sense.
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Ageing and Health in DPR Korea
World Health Day
was commemorated at the People’s Palace
of Culture, Pyongyang on 05 April, 2012.
Participants in the commemoration included high level officials from
Ministry of Public Health, representatives from diplomatic missions, and
partners including WHO, UNICEF, IFRC, INGOs and NGOs. This year’s theme,
"Good health adds life to years", conveys an important message:
promoting good health throughout life improves one’s chances of remaining
healthy and productive in one’s later years
and help older men and women be a resource for their families and
communities.
WHO representative to DPR Korea, Dr Yonas
Tegegn in his deliberation highlighted that population ageing
appears to be one of the biggest social transformations. Over
the past century life expectancy has increased
dramatically and the world will soon have more older
people than children. Dr Yonas quoted the message of Dr Samlee
Plianbangchang, Regional Director on the occasion
of this year World Health Day.
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World Tuberculosis Day
Commemorated in DPR Korea
 The World Tuberculosis Day 2012 was commemorated
at the People’s Palace of Culture, Pyongyang
on 27 March, 2012. Participants in the commemoration included high level
officials from Ministry of Public Health, representatives from diplomatic
missions, and partners of the national TB program including WHO, UNICEF,
IFRC, INGOs and NGOs. WHO/SEARO theme of the World TB Day 2012 is “Let us
unite to stop TB.”
WHO representative to DPR Korea, Dr Yonas Tegegn
in his deliberation highlighted that an estimated 9 million people are infected
with TB globally every year and 40% of these cases and half a million
deaths occur in WHO
SEA Region. DPR
Korea is one of the countries in this region with high tuberculosis
burden. He congratulated the Ministry of Public Health for improving
access to the DOTS service and ensuring quality of care. Dr Yonas urged the program to initiate
MDR- TB response as a priority and appealed to partners to renew their
commitment to support the TB control efforts in the country.
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Observation
of World AIDS Day 2011 in DPR Korea
 Ministry of Public Health, DPRK in
collaboration with WHO/DPRK and IFRC/DPRK observed World AIDS Day on 1st
December, 2011 in order to increase public awareness on the prevention
and control of HIV/AIDS in DPRK. The function was held in People’s Palace
of Culture, Pyongyang and the participants were health officers from MoPH
and Pyongyang City and District Health Bureaus, health professionals from
various health institutions and hospitals, representatives from social
organizations like Youth Union, Trade Union, Women Union and Mass Media,
the UN Resident Coordinator and representative of UNDP and international
and national officials from WHO/DPRK and IFRC/DPRK.
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Telemedicine
Project in DPR Korea
 A Telemedicine service is increasingly known for
providing equitable access to high level of medical service for large
pockets of remote and unreachable populations due to underdeveloped
commuting system. In view of the geographical characteristics of DPRK
where 80% of territory is mountainous, telemedicine system is seen as an
optimal solution regardless to the geographical location.MoPH, in close
collaboration with WHO, has embarked on its plan to extend telemedicine
in the medical service system on a step-by-step approach. Initial
situational assessment on country’s need and infrastructure readiness was
undertaken in November 2007 which was followed by pilot operation of the
system in 2008. In 2009, the pilot operation of the system was observed
in three sites representing the characteristics of central, provincial
and county level to assess adaptability and functionality of the system
and it demonstrated to have satisfied all monitoring indicators. All
province level hospitals, 60 County hospital are connected through
telemedicine system where tele-consultation for diagnosis and treatment
of cases whose symptoms and diseases are not so common or appropriate to
be handled at the provincial level in connection with central level where
highly professional specialists are available. The telemedicine system is
also utilized for tele-education purpose through which in-service medical
staffs are trained or refreshed on the knowledge of advance technology
and scientific development in the field of medicine by professors and
scientists from central level. Development of a National Policy on
Telemedicine and e-Health and study tour for capacity building of
National Telemedicine Program Managers and practitioners are some
activities planned for near future.
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Emergency and Humanitarian Action
in DPR Korea
 Emergency
and Humanitarian Action (EHA) is one of the major components of the WHO
collaborative programs in DPRK.
WHO Country Office
originates its foundation from the EHA Office set up in November 1999 in
the country in response to the Government’s Humanitarian Appeal after the
country had been severely affected by the natural disasters including the
flood in 1995. The then EHA programs covered mostly TB control program.
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