Pyongyang, November 20 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un delivered a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the Kangdong County Hospital.

The full text of his speech is as follows:

Comrades,

Just at this place over 280 days ago, we planned together the future of the revolution in public health.

It seems as if it were yesterday when we held the groundbreaking ceremony, but now we are holding the inauguration ceremony.

This is a moment that signals the second inauguration season for implementing the regional development policy, as well as a moment when we are seeing the first entity of modern regional hospitals.

A transformation worthy of proudly representing our eye-opening era has been brought about quickly enough to strike us with wonder.

Proclaiming inauguration in the year of groundbreaking is the standard speed of achieving our ideals, and this will be sufficient to show the acceleration of the substantial rejuvenation of the whole country, I think.

This is just our mettle and the speed of transformation and advance which we are going to achieve amid an uninterrupted surge–the speed of Korea.

The precedent for building in such a short period a healthcare facility, whose architectural processes are complicated, cannot be found in our proud history of construction.

Today’s inauguration ceremony testifies that not only things are changing and developing but also our ambitions will be realized earlier than we desired and imagined.

This year is the one of transformations worthy of note in the development history of Kangdong County.

Modern regional-industry factories have been built, and a leisure complex and its neighbour, a perfect county hospital, have sprung up.

Comrades,

Our struggle, aimed at bringing a beautiful and vibrant life to the regional people, has now entered a comprehensive and full-scale stage.

I am sure that the rapid steps we are taking from transformation to greater transformation will inevitably lead us to our far-reaching ideals of making the whole country change and prosper.

Our strong will and self-confidence and our abilities and practice will prove this.

Officers and soldiers of the Guards Hero construction unit, whom I am always proud of,

I extend my heartfelt thanks to your heroic creative mettle and unsparing devotion, with which you, as the banner of transformation for the wellbeing of the people, have ensured that our Party’s sincerity could reach the beloved people of Kangdong County to the full.

I also offer my greetings to the officials and working people of the relevant sectors, who have contributed to ensuring today’s inauguration through their responsible efforts and sincere involvement.

Comrades,

I am very happy that another perfect hospital has been built. What makes me more pleased and gratified is the fact that it will contribute to ensuring good health and a cultured life for the regional people.

This hospital has helped completely reversing the existing conception of a regional hospital; the course of its construction was exemplary and its operation will serve as an ideal model for the development of public health in the regions.

I believe that the medical workers, who will work at this wonderful hospital, are more excited than anybody else. I hope that they will always approach patients with heartfelt sincerity, tender care and warm affection and protect their health with high skills.

I will entrust the health of the precious people in the county, as well as this hospital, to the medical workers here.

The last month of the year 2025 will begin in ten days.

This ceremony will be followed by the inauguration of Kusong City Hospital, Ryonggang County Hospital and first-aid posts in the Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area. Then we will have six modern medical facilities in all this year, including Pyongyang General Hospital. We can proudly say that this is a real transformation.

With these valuable results of the public health revolution, which embody the true objective of our struggle and bring us closest to it, we can confidently call 2025 a year of amazing transformation.

Comrades,

These first-stage results are really wonderful, but there can be no satisfaction in our work to promote the people’s health.

This hospital has encouraged us to conceive many plans and set ourselves more ambitious goals.

It is our Party’s determination to take revolutionary steps and advance more vigorously towards our-style modernization of public health to bring benefit to all the people in this country.

Modernization of public health will guarantee the long-term development of the country, and it will assure our socialist state of a bright future.

Let us take another step with ardent passion and soaring spirit befitting the pioneers of a great revolution for the good of our motherland and people.

The day will surely come when the regions have transformed themselves and we prosper while leading a cultured life.

Let us work harder for the beautiful future, when peace, laughter, happiness and amicability will brim over in all parts of our country.

My beloved citizens of Kangdong County!

I wish all of you good health and a happy life. -0-