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    24 Search results for "vaccination"

    Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya

    Vaccination begins in Bangladesh refugee camps to head off cholera outbreak

    The World Health Organization began distributing 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine on Tuesday in Bangladesh’s camps for Rohingya refugees fleeing from Burma, as authorities rush to prevent a major outbreak of the deadly disease.

    Burma, WHO partner in Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign

    The Burmese Ministry of Health announced on Sunday its plan to launch a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign in January. Partnering with the World Health Organisation’s aim to eradicate measles in[…]

    News Briefing

    25 January 2012 News Briefing

    As of 8 PM, 24 Jan, a total of 18,706 samples were tested and found more 476 new cases and 17 deaths. MoHS has reported 137,574 of total confirmed cases including[…]

    News Briefing

    06 January 2021 News Briefing

    As of 8 PM, 5 Jan, a total of 19,770 samples were tested and found 647 new cases and 22 deaths. MoHS has reported 127,582 confirmed cases including 110,805 discharged,[…]

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Burma is worst-performing country for aid access; plight of Rohingya highlighted

    Burma tops a list of countries where the ability of aid groups to reach people in need has worsened in the past six months, the Geneva-based research group ACAPS has said.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    UN says 100,000 Rohingya in grave danger from monsoon rains

    Over 100,000 Rohingya refugees huddled in squalid, muddy camps in Bangladesh will be in grave danger from landslides when the mid-year monsoon season begins, a UN humanitarian report says.

    Health Lead Story News Rohingya

    Rohingya at risk of deadly diphtheria face shortage of medics, antitoxins

    Health workers in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh are struggling with a shortage of medics able to administer antitoxins to patients infected with diphtheria that has killed nearly two dozen people, aid officials said.

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    H1N1 virus infects 13 in Burma, suspected of killing one

    Burma called for calm on Monday after 13 people were confirmed to have contracted H1N1 influenza and a boy had died with flu-like symptoms, raising fears of a new outbreak of a virus also known as swine flu.

    Aid Health Lead Story News

    Dr Cynthia wins Humanitarian Hero of the Year Award

    Starting in 1988 with only four beds, the clinic has developed into a fully-fledged health facility providing inpatient services, surgery, dental care, vaccinations and HIV prevention.

    Health Lead Story News

    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 Sagaing

    Deadly measles outbreak ‘not contained’, say Naga activists

    “Under these circumstances, there is no way we can accept the Department of Health statement that the disease is under control,” said Naw Aung San at a press conference.

    Health Lead Story News

    Govt claims Naga measles outbreak is contained

    Health department official says measles outbreak not as serious as previously reported, however at least one local NGO disputes the claim and says disease is spreading.

    Health Lead Story News

    Deadly Naga ‘mystery disease’ diagnosed as measles

    “After hearing news about the outbreak on 29 July, we authorised the testing of blood and urine samples of the patients. We now have the results – it is a measles virus.”

    Feature Health Lead Story News Video

    The road to rural healthcare reform

    Mismanagement and a chronic lack of funding during 50 years of military rule are the main culprits for the poor state of healthcare in Burma today.

    Health Lead Story News Photos Refugees

    Photo Essay: Mae Tao Clinic moves to new grounds

    Even as more aid pours into Burma, the country’s displaced continue to flock to the Mae Tao Clinic, which is set to expand to meet growing needs.

    Health Lead Story News

    Health ministry investigates infant deaths at Bago General Hospital

    The Ministry of Health has launched an investigation into the deaths of three infants that received a Hepatitis B vaccine at Bago General Hospital.

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    Rotavirus vaccine rollout in 2017

    Burma’s Health Ministry has announced plans to add a rotavirus vaccine to the country’s vaccination programme. Distribution to infants under one year is expected to commence in 2017, according to[…]

    Business Weekly Lead Story News Uncategorized

    BUSINESS WEEKLY 14 NOVEMBER 2014

    Thein Sein discusses development with Japanese PM Abe; Burma, WHO partner in Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign; TEEMA to invest $456 million in southern Burma; Japan to lend $285 million for development projects

    Rabies cause for concern in Burma’s cities video

    Health Lead Story News Video

    Rabies cause for concern in Burma’s cities

    While no one knows exactly how many of Burma’s estimated 4 million stray dogs carry rabies, UN news service IRIN reported on Monday that some sources claim alarming numbers as high as 75 percent. According to IRIN, health workers in Burma say that the fatal disease is a serious threat for the country’s urban dwellers.

    Health News

    Rare strain of polio resurfaces in Burma

    Health officials launch mass campaign to vaccinate 3.3 million children after 7-year-old girl is diagnosed with the disease

    Features (OLD) Health

    Underground medics: rebuilding Burma’s ruin

    Rosalie SmithMay 27, 2009 (DVB), Government spending on healthcare in Burma ranks among the lowest in the world, eclipsed by the wealth of public money that lines the pockets of[…]

    Features (OLD) Health

    Underground medics: rebuilding Burma’s ruin

    Rosalie SmithMay 27, 2009 (DVB), Government spending on healthcare in Burma ranks among the lowest in the world, eclipsed by the wealth of public money that lines the pockets of[…]

    Uncategorized

    Nationwide polio campaign launched

    Jan 12, 2009 (DVB), More than seven million children will be vaccinated against polio in a new campaign run by the Burmese Ministry of Health in collaboration with the United[…]

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