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World TB Day Marked in DPRK
Pyongyang, March 25 (KCNA) -- An event took place held here to mark World Tuberculosis Day on Monday.

Present there were health workers of the Ministry of Public Health and in the city, representatives and staff members of the WHO and the UNICEF here.

Speakers called for paying public attention to preventing tuberculosis to suit the theme "Stop TB in Southeast Asia-Zero Death to Zero Infection!" set forth by the WHO this year.

The participants looked round photos on display.

They also visited Hospital No. 3 under the Ministry of Public Health.

Hygienic information campaign was held in Pyongyang and provinces on the same day to mark the day.

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