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Sagaing villagers infected after contact with dead cattle
Several people have been developed rashes and skin lesions after coming into contact with cattle that have died in recent weeks from an unidentified disease.
Health Lead Story News Sagaing
Several people have been developed rashes and skin lesions after coming into contact with cattle that have died in recent weeks from an unidentified disease.
The first phase of the plan to introduce universal healthcare to Burma — providing a basic package for the poor — will be ready by 2020.
Senior Burmese government official Aung Thaung has been airlifted to Singapore for emergency medical treatment after suffering a severe stroke.
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Business in Burma this week: Yoma secures loan from ADB to aid investments in Burma; Green flag for foreign firms in medical sector; Burma looks to compete as garment maker.
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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.
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.
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NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi has cancelled all engagements for the remainder of the year as her doctor has advised her to rest following a minor medical operation last Monday for bunions on her big toe.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), along with other international NGOs, is suspending operations in Arakan state’s Pauktaw township following what it has termed “misunderstandings” that led to tensions with local Arakanese Buddhists.
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