Health Ministry tries to block MERS outbreak
Health officials have begun taking preventative measures against the notoriously fast spreading virus to ensure MERS does not spread to Burma.
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Is Burma’s healthcare system in recovery?
Low investment, treatable diseases and increasing foreign interest in health system investment: a picture of healthcare in Burma.
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200 protest hospital corruption in Myaungmya
Residents in Myaungmya are demanding an investigation into corruption among hospital staff, that includes extortion, misuse of medical supplies, and denying patients treatment.
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Thai firm makes hospital appointment in Burma
Thonburi Hospital Group plans to expand its presence aggressively in Burma by investing US$165 million over five years to build three hospitals and clinics nationwide.
Pay-boost proposal for Burmese doctors, medical workers
Burma’s Health Minister Dr Pe Thet Khin has proposed to parliament a threefold increase in pay for medical workers who are posted to remote areas, with the additional salary to be paid by the Ministry of Border Affairs and the relevant regional government.
The monk who heals bones
BY ALI FOWLE Traditional medicine is thriving in Burma despite recent reforms in the country’s health care system. This year the health ministry increased spending on public health, bringing more[…]
Cyclone relief effort boosts Irrawaddy healthcare
Sep 11, 2008 (DVB), The influx of donations and volunteer doctors after Cyclone Nargis has led to improvements in healthcare in hospitals in some areas of Irrawaddy division, locals said.[…]
