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Last update: 4 hours agoNorth Korea Health & Care: North Korea is expanding its public health push with “model hospitals” and “model pharmacies” in cities and counties, alongside a widened medical insurance program aimed at lowering treatment costs; Daily NK reports pilot hospitals (including one opened in Nov. 2025) and plans for roughly 20 more hospital openings in 2026, plus increased output from major pharmaceutical factories in Pyongyang, Sunchon, and Ranam—though medicine supplies and prices still swing when production runs unevenly. Public Health & Population Policy: In South Pyongan’s Pyongsong, authorities ordered workplaces to select unmarried people under 30 for permanent rural placement in 2026, with recruits slated for staffing schools, clinics, and cultural facilities—raising anxiety among families about forced relocation. Security Spillover: South Korea says it is reviewing “all possible measures” after a Sept. 21 DMZ mine blast injured three officers, with Seoul pointing to past cases and referencing UN-related steps.
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