A healthier future for families in Jongju City, DPR Korea
Clean water, medical equipment and supplies for mother and baby, and even innovative ways to increase crop production with composting, are just some of the ways UNICEF is helping families survive and thrive in Jongju, DPR Korea. 33-year-old Ri Hyo Sim, a new mother of a 3-day old baby girl, is confident that she will now be able to give her child…, , Bringing water into homes, hospitals and schools, Yun Rye Yong, 10, drinks tapped water in her home Sitting with her two grandchildren at home in Jongju City, Kim Ji Sun, recalls a time when simply accessing water was a daily struggle. “Before, we could only access water once or twice a day. I remember we had to limit how much we’d use – you really had to think about making sure you had enough…, An innovative composting system: healthy families, safer water, A few kilometres outside of Jongju City is a farm cooperative of 150 households taking part in trialling an innovative new scheme. The scheme aims to improve health, deal with human waste safely and help these small, vulnerable communities grow more food for their families. Although 82 per cent of children and their families across DPR Korea have…, , Bringing health care to homes, Dr Ju Song Hui, a household doctor in Jongju City, DPR Korea, checks on the health of two year old Jang “I cover around 130 households, that’s around 510 people,” she says in the home of Pae Hye Sim, mother of 2-year-old Jang Hun. “There are some common complaints from children such as common colds, respiratory problems and diarrhoea,” says the…
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