North Korean authorities and international financing organization the Global Fund this week agreed to start a previously-delayed grant for the treatment of malaria, tuberculosis, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a spokesperson for the group told NK News on Thursday.
The implementation of the grant -- worth $41.7 million -- has reportedly already begun, with the tuberculosis and malaria components to be run by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
North Korean authorities and international financing organization the Global Fund this week agreed to start a previously-delayed grant for the treatment of malaria, tuberculosis, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a spokesperson for the group told NK News on Thursday.
The implementation of the grant -- worth $41.7 million -- has reportedly already begun, with the tuberculosis and malaria components to be run by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
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