Left in limbo: Kachin IDPs face monsoon season dilemma
“Unless both sides stop fighting and allow these people to go home, [the Kachin IDPs] are facing a dire situation.”
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UN, Dhaka dispute Burma’s Rohingya repatriation claim
“This is in no way a repatriation, rather it is propaganda,” said the Bangladeshi government’s Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner.
Burma repatriates first Rohingya refugee family: government
Burma on Saturday repatriated the first Rohingya family from nearly 700,000 refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, after months of fraught talks with Dhaka and amid the United Nations’ warnings that the country is not ready for their return.
Thailand battles drug-resistant malaria strains that imperil global campaign
Once a smuggling stop for Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge guerrillas, a Thai border town finds itself on the frontline of a new battle against drug-resistant strains of malaria that could frustrate global attempts to stamp out the disease.
Health Lead Story News Rangoon
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.”
16 dead as dengue fever sweeps Arakan State
The number of dengue fever cases in the first six months of this year was higher than the whole of 2016.
Malaria superbugs threaten global malaria control: scientists
Multidrug-resistant malaria superbugs have taken hold in parts of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, threatening to undermine progress against the disease, scientists said.
UN, WHO given access to IDPs in Buthidaung
Foreign aid groups had previously been denied access to shelters amid ongoing clashes between government security forces and armed mobs.
Burma not ready for Zika outbreak
Experts say Burma is largely unprepared for an outbreak of Zika, as the Health Ministry slashes anti-virus measures due to a lack of funds.
Thailand finds 33 new cases of Zika, says health ministry
Thai health officials say 33 new Zika virus cases have been detected in the country as officials step up screening for groups at high risk from the disease.
First case of Zika infection confirmed in Burma
A pregnant foreign woman has been diagnosed with Zika in the first confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus in Burma, according to state media.
Thailand considers Zika tests for all pregnant women
The proposed move is the latest sign of growing concern about the spread of the mosquito-borne disease in Southeast Asia.
Thailand reports first cases of Zika-linked microcephaly
The first reported cases of Zika-related microcephaly in Southeast Asia came a day after US health officials issued an advisory about the growing risk of the disease in the region.
Health Lead Story News Travel & Tourism
Burma added to CDC list of countries with Zika risk
The advisory issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention comes as Burma and other countries in the region prepare for the peak tourism season.
Burmese consulate issues Zika warning in Chiang Mai
The Burmese consulate in Chiang Mai has issued a warning to expectant mothers to postpone any travel plans to the northern Thai city amid a spread of the Zika virus.
Burma battles Japanese encephalitis
Burma’s state media has reported that 19 people across the country have died so far this year from Japanese encephalitis, while some 173 confirmed cases of the disease have been recorded.
Health Lead Story News Rangoon
Rangoon has highest rate of dengue fever in Burma
Four persons have died and more than 600 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever reported so far this year in Rangoon Division.
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Interview: ‘Everyone needs to be involved in dengue control’
Dr. Zaw Lin, head of the Health Ministry’s dengue-control programme, speaks to DVB about efforts to reduce the risk of contracting this sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease.
Arakan conflict straining resources: aid groups
Relief agencies warn that the increasing number of IDPs in Arakan State may soon stretch humanitarian resources to the breaking point.
12 die from cholera in Karen State
Saw De De, a medic working with the Backpack mobile clinic, said outbreaks of cholera and dysentery have hit some 50 villages in the area.
Burma’s battle with malaria … and bureaucracy
Artemisinin, long considered to the miracle drug in the fight against malaria, is losing its grip on the disease – while the parasite grows in strength.
Health Lead Story News Sagaing
Dengue fever outbreak hits children in Monywa
Fifteen children have died and around 150 hospitalised since an outbreak of dengue haemorrhagic fever hit the Sagaing Division city.
Dengue fever doubles in Burma this year
Thirty-seven persons in Burma have died of dengue fever so far this year, according to the Ministry of Health.
300 hospitalised in Mergui dengue outbreak
Mergui resident Tin Ko Ko Oo told DVB that the majority of the patients in the Tennasserim Division town were young children.
Lead Story Migrants Issues News Rohingya
Local Thai Muslims reject Rohingya migrants
A police compound in southern Thailand will shelter 95 illegal Rohingya migrants after local Muslims refused to allow them to be housed near their communities.
Interview Land Lead Story News
Prevalence of the truth
Phyu Hnin Htwe, following her release, speaks to DVB about the entire ordeal from the time of her arrest to the time in prison.
Dengue fever grips 10,000 children in Burma every year
Burma’s Ministry of Health announces that more than 10,000 children, aged between three and eight years, contract dengue every year.
Rangoon residents left in filth as waste collection system fails
Residents of Thaketa Township in eastern Rangoon have been left without a garbage removal service and they say their health is rapidly deteriorating as a result.
Shans fear repatriation to Burma
While many dissidents are returning in droves to the new Burma, Shan war refugees live in limbo, still too scared to return to their home towns.
UN warns of ‘immense’ challenges in reaching displaced Kachin
A UN spokesperson on Tuesday warned of “immense” challenges in reaching displaced Kachin in the conflict-torn northern Burma, two days after a convoy of humanitarian aid reached the Hpakant region
