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    Rohingya at risk of deadly diphtheria face shortage of medics, antitoxins
    December 29, 2017in Health, Lead Story, News, Rohingya492by REUTERS
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    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…

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    Thailand battles drug-resistant malaria strains that imperil global campaign
    December 15, 2017in Health, Lead Story, News667by REUTERS
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    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…

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    Burma ‘striving’ to be malaria-free by 2030
    December 6, 2017in Health, Lead Story, News3445by DVB
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    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…

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    Health care for all in Arakan? Critics say reality belies state counsellor’s assertion
    September 27, 2017in Arakan, Health, Lead Story, News, Rohingya1196by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    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…

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    CSOs left to plug mental healthcare gap for former political prisoners
    August 21, 2017in Health, Lead Story, News10511by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    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.

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    H1N1 death toll in Burma rises to 27
    August 18, 2017in Health, Lead Story, News, Sagaing1095by AUNG KO LATT / DVB
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    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.

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