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The National Symposium on Medical Science-2026 took place at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang from April 6 to 8 under the sponsorship of the Central Committee of the Medical Association of Korea.

The symposium was held, divided into the panels of hygienics and anti-epidemics, Koryo medicine, surgery, internal medicine, basic medicine and pharmacy. Present there were scientists, researchers, lecturers and medical workers in the public health sector.

Presented at the symposium were valuable research findings achieved in the course of further improving the quality of medical service and solving scientific and technological problems arising in public health practice.

The participants were interested in the papers reflecting the successes and experience gained in the curative and preventive medical care and hygienic and anti-epidemic work.

The research data conducive to improving the country's medical science and technology and promoting the people's health won popularity.

The papers presented by scientists, researchers, lecturers and medical workers of the Central Disease Prevention and Control Centre, the Academy of Medical Sciences, the Korea General Red Cross Hospital, the Koryo Medicine General Hospital, the Kim Man Yu Hospital, the Ryugyong Dental Hospital and Pyongyang University of Medical Sciences were appreciated for their great practical significance at the symposium.