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Kim Jong Un inspects new hospital at center of plans for health care reform

North Korean leader says Kangdong facility should be model for country, criticizes ‘backwardness’ in medical training
Joon Ha Park October 31, 2025
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Kim Jong Un inspects new hospital at center of plans for health care reform
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the Kangdong County Hospital on Oct. 30, 2025 | Image: KCNA (Oct. 31, 2025)

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected the nearly completed Kangdong County Hospital on Thursday, according to state media, touting it as a model for the country’s health care system under his plans to build new hospitals in 20 each year.

The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Friday that Kim visited the hospital site on Oct. 30 alongside senior party secretary Jo Yong Won. The report described the facility, located in Kangdong County on the northeastern outskirts of Pyongyang, as “nearing completion.”

Kim toured the hospital’s underground parking area, inpatient ward, operating room and doctors’ office and received

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Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park

Joon Ha Park is a correspondent at Korea Risk Group. He has previously written on issues related to the two Koreas at The Peninsula Report, and appeared on ABC News Australia, Deutsche Welle and Monocle Radio. He specializes in offering in-depth analyses of South Korea’s defense policy, security relations and domestic politics for Korea Pro.

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