During a visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR Korea), the Director-General of the World Health Organization acknowledged the government's notable public health achievements such as good immunization coverage, effective implementation of maternal, newborn and child health interventions, excellent DOTS coverage for tuberculosis and successfully reducing the malaria cases.
Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO; Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Deputy Regional Director, South-East Asia Region and Mr Fu Cong, Adviser to Director-General participated in the visit from 26-28 April to discuss collaboration with Government officials and UN agencies.