They direct efforts to supplying necessary anti-epidemic materials such as medicines in time while revising and supplementing the contents of the treatment guides by establishing and standardizing treatment tactics and methods of Korean style.

They also take practical measures for modernizing the medicine production units and curative and preventive organs.

They help cities and counties push forward with the work to modernize Koryo pharmaceutical factories and make production processes win GMP authentication.

They control and guide minutely to make sure that the stepwise plans for modernizing the people's hospitals in provinces, cities and counties are accomplished.

They pay attention to improving the quality of medical service by developing modern medical appliances in a short period of time.

The ministry also perfects the system, means and methods of medical service with advanced medical technology and up-to-date medical equipment in the curative and preventive organs.