List of Best hospitals in North Korea. The Ponghwa Clinic and Hospital(봉화진료소) is a hospital located in Sinwŏn-dong, Potonggang-guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea, and is believed to be one of the top hospitals in North Korea, treating members of the political elite. It is administered by the Ministry of Public Health. Most hospitals that exist today in the DPRK were built in the 1960s and 1970s. During the rule of Kim Il Sung, effective mandatory health checkups and immunization programs were initiated. The country could support a large corps of doctors due to their low salaries. The number of doctors remains high, though there is a shortage of nurses, meaning that doctors often have to perform routine procedures. The medical infrastructure is fairly effective in preventive medicine, but less so in terms of treating the more demanding conditions.[ Since 1979, more emphasis has been put on traditional Korean medicine, based on treatment with herbs and acupuncture. A national telemedicine network was launched in 2010 that connects the Kim Man-yu Hospital [ja] in Pyongyang with 10 provincial medical facilities.
List of Best hospitals in North Korea includes the following:
- Ponghwa Clinic, Sinwŏn-dong, Potonggang-guyok, Pyongyang; opened in 1971
- Pyongyang General Hospital, Pyongyang, scheduled to open in 2020
- Pyongyang Maternity Hospital
- Pyongyang Red Cross Hospital(조선적십자병원)
- Pyongyang Medical College Hospital
- Pyongyang City Hospital One
- Kim Man-yu Hospital
- Ryugyong General Ophthalmic Hospital (November 2016)
- Okryu Children’s Hospital (October 2013)
- Ryugyong Dental Hospital (October 2013)
- Koryo Medicine General Hospital (April 2001)
