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id="PageContent_C292_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-9" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="list-view horizontal-list matching-height"> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="/dprkorea/news/detail/26-04-2023-nationwide-catch-up-immunization-campaign-in-dpr-korea" class="link-container" aria-label="Nationwide Catch-up Immunization Campaign in DPR Korea" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/countries/dprk/waiting-mothers-for-vaccination.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=edcb7e78_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/countries/dprk/waiting-mothers-for-vaccination.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=edcb7e78_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">26 April 2023</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Highlights</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Nationwide Catch-up Immunization Campaign in DPR Korea</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="/dprkorea/news/detail/23-01-2020-wr-visit-to-the-central-blood-centre" class="link-container" aria-label="WR Visit to the Central Blood Centre " role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/searo---images/countries/dprk/central-blood-centre.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=7dd243bf_7" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/searo---images/countries/dprk/central-blood-centre.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=7dd243bf_7')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">23 January 2020</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Highlights</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">WR Visit to the Central Blood Centre </p> </div> </a> </div> <div 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measles elimination at 71st Regional Committee </p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C292_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="list-view vertical-list"> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item vertical-list-item--hightlight-image"> <a href="https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/02-08-2018-dpr-korea-timor-leste-eliminate-measles-six-countries-in-who-south-east-asia-achieve-rubella-control" class="link-container" aria-label="DPR Korea, Timor-Leste eliminate measles, six countries in WHO South-East Asia achieve rubella control" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image" data-image="/images/default-source/wpro/countries/china/news/vaccinating-children-in-guizhou-during-measles-sias-in-2008.tmb-479v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=9380b21d_13" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/wpro/countries/china/news/vaccinating-children-in-guizhou-during-measles-sias-in-2008.tmb-479v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=9380b21d_13')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">2 August 2018</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">News release</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">DPR Korea, Timor-Leste eliminate measles, six countries in WHO South-East Asia achieve rubella control</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C280_Col00" class="sf_colsIn container" data-sf-element="Container" data-placeholder-label="Container"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C283_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="list-view matching-height highlight-widget image-on-top bg-main"> <div class="list-view--item highlight-widget--content matching-height--item"> <a 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