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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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    Suu Kyi launches ‘anti-betel chewing’ campaign
    September 12, 2017in Lead Story, News, Society296by DVB
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    Suu Kyi launches ‘anti-betel chewing’ campaign

    Some seven million people in Burma regularly chew betel quid and tobacco – a habit that causes more than 60,000 deaths in the country every year.

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    3,000 diagnosed with dengue fever in Rangoon, 18 died
    July 12, 2017in Health, Lead Story, News, Rangoon700by PAING SOE / DVB
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    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.”

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    Talking nutrition in Chin State
    November 28, 2016in Health, Interview, Lead Story, News1245by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    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.

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    Contraceptives: The final taboo
    October 24, 2016in Feature, Health, Lead Story, News, Women's Issues228by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    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.

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    DVB to broadcast VOA programmes
    October 17, 2016in Lead Story, Media, News299by DVB
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    DVB to broadcast VOA programmes

    The VOA Burmese content will include news, commentary and programmes about health.

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