Comprehensive Partnership: How Russia and North Korea Are Transforming Healthcare Together
Daniel Kim Views
Medical Cooperation Emphasized as Central
A groundbreaking ceremony for a Russia–North Korea friendship hospital was held in Wonsan, North Korea.
TASS reported on the 22nd (local time) that Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko attended the groundbreaking for a general hospital in Wonsan. The project was agreed during a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Murashko said the event was held as part of the Russia–North Korea “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty,” which aims to improve the welfare of both peoples, and he described the medical sector as a core element of that agreement. He added that North Korean doctors have studied Russian specialists’ experience for years in areas such as obstetrics and gynecology, organ transplantation, cardiovascular surgery and oncology, underscoring the depth of medical exchanges between the two countries.
He also said the hospital will contribute to public health in both countries and will stand as a symbol of the close ties between Russia and North Korea.
Earlier, the U.S.-based North Korea monitoring outlet 38 North reported on the 10th that an analysis of Planet Labs satellite imagery showed a building with a helipad in Wonsan’s Galma coastal tourism district, a facility it believes is likely a hospital.
Since signing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty in June 2024, North Korea and Russia have intensified cooperation across multiple sectors.
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