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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Life or death: Giving birth in Burma
Cer Lui had to make a split decision — to drive herself to the hospital by motorbike, or stay in her home with her seven children — and deliver her…
Funding crisis causes cuts at Mae Tao Clinic
Mae Tao Clinic receives about 200-300 outpatients every day, and 80 percent of its 140 beds for inpatients are occupied on a daily basis.
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…
10 dead from H1N1, but Burma’s authorities say public is safe
Meanwhile, in Mandalay, the annual Taung Pyone festival has been called off due to fears of spreading the virus.
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.