India extended medical assistance worth about USD 1 million to North Korea

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27 July 2020 Current Affairs:Government of India (GoI) has sent $1 million worth of anti-tuberculosis medicine to North Korea per a request from the World Health Organization (WHO). India has extended medical assistance worth about $1 million to North Korea in response to a request received from WHO. The information was announced by the Union Ministry of External Affairs.

Highlights:
The consignment of medicines was handed over to DPRK authorities by Indian Ambassador to DPRK Atul Malhari Gotsurve in the presence of a WHO representative.
The move by India comes due to the shortage of medical supply situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). 
India has also decided to grant humanitarian assistance of $1 million in the form of anti-tuberculosis medicines.
The medical assistance will be done under the aegis of an ongoing WHO anti-tuberculosis programme in DPRK.

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