Location: Munsu-Kŏri (紋繡거리), Taedonggang-kuyŏk (大同江區域), Pyongyang (平壤市), North Korea

Telephone number: +850-2-622-3111

Size: Total floor area of 105,000 square meters; 30 “medical departments,” five buildings including three 16-storey buildings, an radioisotope-treatment building, and an animal testing laboratory, 200 wards and 1,300 beds

Subordinate to: Ministry of Public Health (保健省), Cabinet (內閣)

Primary Function: Research and development; testing BW agent cultures

Description: The Kim Man Yu Hospital was founded in 1986 with a financial contribution of ¥2.2 billion made by Kim Man Yu, a Korean resident in Japan who belongs to the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Choch’ongnyŏn). Kim’s donation is the largest financial contribution since Choch’ongbyŏn was formed, and he has received a number of decorations from Kim Il Sung and Kim Jung Il. Kim Man Yu Hospital is reportedly the most modern hospital in North Korea, and according to South Korean sources, this facility is involved in BW research. According to South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo, the hospital tests BW agent cultures.

	Updated July 2003

Key Sources:
Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng, (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), pp. 367-368; Kim In, “Segyeŭi hwahangmugi/Pukhanjung’il In Tŭng 25 Kuk Kukpiboyu,” Chosun Ilbo, 22 March 1995, in KINDS <http://www.kinds.or.kr>; “Toshiindŭl Shingnyangguip Wihae Nongch’onch’aja ‘Nunkil’ (Pyongyang Hwaje),” Segye Ilbo, 24 November 1993, p. 8, in KINDS <http://www.kinds.or.kr>; Mun Ch’ŏl, “Kim Man Yu Pyŏngwŏn/1,300 Pyŏngsang Katch’un Puk Ch’oech’ŏmdan Pyŏngwŏn (Pukhan Sangshik),” Donga Ilbo,  9 December 1996, p. 27, in KINDS  <http://www.kinds.or.kr>; Kim T’ae Hun, “Choch’ongnyŏn Kŏmul Kim Man Yu Ssi Ipkuk/Kim Il sung Kwa Magyŏnhan Sai…Kim Jung Il Edo Yŏnghyagnyŏk,” Chosun Ilbo, p. 2, in KINDS <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.