North plagued by tuberculosis strain resistant to medicine
Published: 05 Nov. 2012, 21:13
“The spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is so serious that North Korea is judged to be missing the crucial ‘golden time’ to root out tuberculosis,” Stephen Linton, the chairman of Eugene Bell Foundation, said in a news conference.
The chairman of the charity foundation dedicated to medical aid for the reclusive country paid a two-week visit to the North in October to tour eight tuberculosis treatment centers in Pyongyang and central regions.
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is defined as tuberculosis that is resistant to several types of drugs, a strain that is relatively difficult to treat and requires far more expensive medicine than easier cases.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
To write comments, please log in to one of the accounts.
Standards Board Policy (0/250자)