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    Category: Health

    Health Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya at risk of deadly diphtheria face shortage of medics, antitoxins

    Health workers in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are struggling with a shortage of medics able to administer antitoxins to patients infected with diphtheria that has killed nearly two dozen people, aid officials said.

    Health Lead Story News

    Thailand battles drug-resistant malaria strains that imperil global campaign

    Once a smuggling stop for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge guerrillas, a Thai border town finds itself on the frontline of a new battle against drug-resistant strains of malaria that could frustrate global attempts to stamp out the disease.

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma ‘striving’ to be malaria-free by 2030

    The number of malaria cases in Burma has been reduced by 85 percent since 2012, and the country is now aiming to be a malaria-free country by 2030, according to Dr. Aung Thi of the National Malaria Elimination Project.

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    Arakan Health Lead Story News Rohingya

    Health care for all in Arakan? Critics say reality belies state counsellor’s assertion

    In a speech last week, Aung San Suu Kyi said all people in Arakan State “have access to education and healthcare services without discrimination.” For critics, however, that’s simply not true — a contention supported by a report that Suu Kyi’s own government has embraced.

    Health Lead Story News

    CSOs left to plug mental healthcare gap for former political prisoners

    Former political prisoners are still locked in a battle against depression and anxiety – the aftermath of decades of imprisonment and isolation.

    Health Lead Story News Sagaing

    H1N1 death toll in Burma rises to 27

    In Sagaing Division, it has been reported that six family members of medical doctors have contracted H1N1.

    Health Lead Story News

    17 dead from H1N1 virus: Health Ministry

    The number dead after contracting the H1N1 “swine flu” virus climbed to 17 on Tuesday as efforts to contain its spread and treat those infected continue.

    Health Lead Story News

    H1N1 death toll rises to 13 in Burma

    Health officials in Burma have sought to calm fears among the public over the outbreak of H1N1, also known as swine flu.

    Health Lead Story Mandalay Division News

    10 dead from H1N1, but Burma’s authorities say public is safe

    Meanwhile, in Mandalay, the annual Taung Pyone festival has been called off due to fears of spreading the virus.

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma tracking spread of H1N1 as outbreak claims sixth victim

    Six people have died in an outbreak of H1N1 influenza largely hitting Burma’s biggest city, Rangoon, a health official said on Thursday, amid government efforts to track the spread of the virus known as swine flu.

    Health Lead Story News

    H1N1 flu outbreak kills two more in Burma

    Burmese health officials said on Tuesday that two more people had died after contracting H1N1 influenza in the largest city, Rangoon, a day after the government said more than a dozen people had contracted the virus known as swine flu.

    Health Lead Story News

    H1N1 virus infects 13 in Burma, suspected of killing one

    Burma called for calm on Monday after 13 people were confirmed to have contracted H1N1 influenza and a boy had died with flu-like symptoms, raising fears of a new outbreak of a virus also known as swine flu.

    Health Lead Story News Rangoon

    3,000 diagnosed with dengue fever in Rangoon, 18 died

    “From early 2017 to 9 July 2017, 2,855 people have been diagnosed with dengue fever and 18 died from the virus.”

    Arakan Health Lead Story News

    16 dead as dengue fever sweeps Arakan State

    The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.

    Health Lead Story News

    Prognosis improving for Burma’s ailing health system

    Since political reforms and Burma’s opening to the world began in 2011, the country’s healthcare sector has seen growing investment from both the government and foreign healthcare providers.

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma training more midwives to tackle maternal death rate

    Burma is training up hundreds of midwives in an effort to reduce the number of women who die in childbirth, one of many social policy reforms launched by the country as it emerges from decades of military rule.

    Health Lead Story News

    New tuberculosis treatment option being piloted in Burma

    A Rangoon pilot programme launched by Medicines Sans Frontieres in Burma is testing a new international access campaign using two new drugs — bedaquiline and delamanid — that are not widely available in countries like Burma that have a high tuberculosis (TB) burden.

    Health Lead Story News

    Malaria superbugs threaten global malaria control: scientists

    Multidrug-resistant malaria superbugs have taken hold in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, threatening to undermine progress against the disease, scientists said.

    Health Lead Story News

    Triplet foetuses removed from baby in Naypyidaw

    Doctors at the government hospital in Naypyidaw have successfully removed what appeared to be triplet foetuses inside a three-month-old boy, the Burmese military-owned Myawady News reported on Tuesday.

    Health Interview Lead Story News

    Talking nutrition in Chin State

    Dr Khin Mar Cho is a nutrition specialist and director at Cornell University’s College for Agriculture and Life Sciences in the USA.

    Health Lead Story News

    Burma not ready for Zika outbreak

    Experts say Burma is largely unprepared for an outbreak of Zika, as the Health Ministry slashes anti-virus measures due to a lack of funds.

    Aid Health Lead Story News

    Dr Cynthia wins Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

    Starting in 1988 with only four beds, the clinic has developed into a fully-fledged health facility providing inpatient services, surgery, dental care, vaccinations and HIV prevention.

    Health Lead Story News

    Thailand finds 33 new cases of Zika, says health ministry

    Thai health officials say 33 new Zika virus cases have been detected in the country as officials step up screening for groups at high risk from the disease.

    Chin Health Lead Story News

    New project targets early childhood development in Chin State

    A new programme set to begin early next year aims to prevent the widespread problem of stunting among children in Chin State.

    Health Lead Story News

    First case of Zika infection confirmed in Burma

    A pregnant foreign woman has been diagnosed with Zika in the first confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus in Burma, according to state media.

    Feature Health Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Contraceptives: The final taboo

    In a country where the subject of sex is still shrouded in shame, teaching young people how to prevent unwanted pregnancies remains a challenge.

    Health Lead Story News

    Thailand considers Zika tests for all pregnant women

    The proposed move is the latest sign of growing concern about the spread of the mosquito-borne disease in Southeast Asia.

    Health Lead Story News

    Thailand reports first cases of Zika-linked microcephaly

    The first reported cases of Zika-related microcephaly in Southeast Asia came a day after US health officials issued an advisory about the growing risk of the disease in the region.

    Health Lead Story News Travel & Tourism

    Burma added to CDC list of countries with Zika risk

    The advisory issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as Burma and other countries in the region prepare for the peak tourism season.

    Health Lead Story News

    14 arrested on fake pharmaceutical drug charges

    Those detained allegedly operated a widespread network of counterfeit Chinese drugs, which they packaged and labeled in jars as BPI products.

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