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…
Category: Health
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.