A public health expo focused on the “domestic production of medicines and medical appliances” began in Pyongyang on Monday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.

According to KCNA, the event will feature more than 2500 domestic “medical scientific research achievements” produced by 250 organizations and will run until Friday.

The expo notably comes as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be emphasizing lately the country’s need for better medical services: late last month, he visited a medical devices factory and said that the DPRK “badly needed” more high-quality equipment.

“He acknowledged the factory was built