WHO, born on April 7, 1948, set the day of its establishment as World Health Day and organizes various events and functions worldwide every year to commemorate the day, the article notes, and goes on:

WHO set "Health facilities in emergencies" as the theme for this year and conducts activities for helping health institutions to play their roles in case of emergency including natural disaster on the occasion of the day.

Such activities would contribute to solving worldwide difficult problems which threaten the existence of humankind and creating better and more secure health environment as required by the changing environment and the trend of health development in the 21st century.

Various activities including lectures and briefings according to the theme are underway in the DPRK on the occasion of the day this year.

The DPRK will as ever discharge its mission and role and strengthen cooperation with the WHO in the noble idea of the organization and thus conduct positive activities to protect and promote the lives and health of humankind, concludes the article.