Up to US$4.7 million of government funds have been poured into treatment for tuberculosis patients last year, according to the Deputy Health Minister.

Up to US$4.7 million of government funds have been poured into treatment for tuberculosis patients last year, according to the Deputy Health Minister.
Health officials have begun taking preventative measures against the notoriously fast spreading virus to ensure MERS does not spread to Burma.
Sept 24, 2009 (DVB), Nearly 2,000 people, mostly children, have been infected with an unknown illness in two states in eastern Burma, with fears that it may be either the…
July 30, 2009 (DVB), The Burmese government today confirmed the tenth case of the A(H1N1) swine flu virus, that of a 57-year-old man who had recently returned from Singapore. The…
July 10, 2009 (DVB), The thousands of tourists entering Burma each day across the Thai-Burma border are not being adequately checked for the A/H1N1 swine flu virus, say locals living…
July 10, 2009 (DVB), State-run media in Burma today confirmed that a 20-year-old man has become the second victim of the A/H1N1 swine flu virus in the country, following a…