Protection and Effective Use of Water Resources March 22nd is the World Water Day. Water is the source of human birth, growth, evolution and existence. Today demand for water is increasing across the globe due to population increase and economic growth. On the other hand water crisis is worsened by the impact of the climate change. In the meantime, a large proportion of world population is ...
Active Engagement in the Spring Hygienic Campaign March and April are the months for the spring hygienic campaign in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). During the campaign, mass movement to improve the environment in a cultural and hygienic way is undertaken along with the work to fully remove the winter traces. RC volunteers across the country together with community p ...
For Promotion of People’s Health In close cooperation with the local health workers, Red Cross volunteers throughout the country are actively conducting hygiene promotion and health screening among people to prevent the respiratory diseases including influenza. Given the widespread of various respiratory diseases in neighboring countries and other parts of the world, they put a lot of ...
77 Years for Saving Lives and Promoting Welfare of the People During the past 77 years, the Red Cross Society of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK RCS) has continuously given efforts to fulfill its mission of saving lives and promoting welfare of the people. Taking account of the post liberation healthcare situation of the country which was extremely degraded due to t ...
Special Effort at Handwashing Activity The Red Cross Society of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK RCS) is highlighting the importance of handwashing to the Red Cross Branches in provinces and counties in consideration of their own specific regional contexts greeting the Global Handwashing Day. As the recent world health crisis has illustrated, handwashing plays a key ...