CFK Team Completes First Visit for 2017
A team including 16 people from the US, Norway, and Australia visited the DPRK from March 18–April 8. The agenda included visits to Kaesong Provincial Pediatric Hospital, 14 TB hospitals and rest homes, and 4 hepatitis care centers to check on the arrival and distribution of recently arrived shipments and assessment visits to two new potential places.
During the hepatitis clinic on this visit, patients returned for their bi-annual checkups and more patients were started on treatment, bringing the current total of patients to around 500 who have started on hepatitis B therapy. |
