Newsroom

15.01.2014
Safer sex — safer health
“The trainings and health education on HIV prevention we received have enhanced our skills in condom negotiation and use, to protect ourselves from...
Dr Lin Htoo Lwin provides advice on compliance to taking anti-TB drugs while he dispenses drugs at his private clinic in Shwe Pyi Thar Township, Yangon. Photo: MMA
15.12.2013
Towards a stronger Public–Private Mix approach for TB care and control
“As a private practitioner treating patients for TB, I am fulfilling an important public health responsibility. I will continue to contribute my...
Ko Kyaw Kyaw Myint reassures Ko Han Min Htun who is about to have a month-2 sputum check- up for tuberculosis. Volunteers are always on hand to help patients once they have received their test results. Tharzi township, Mandalay Region. Photo: UNOPS
20.11.2013
Towards TB free townships in Myanmar
"I do not want people to suffer like me. I hope that the tuberculosis programme becomes more successful and can expand more to reach more people."
15.10.2013
Advocacy and Training for State Health Directors and Township Medical Officers on Managed Cash Flow—Standard Operating Procedures
In his opening speech, Director General, Dr Min Than Nyunt, MOH, highlighted the importance of simplifying and streamlining different funding,...
The Myanmar Red Cross Society's “Community-Based Programme for Malaria Prevention” is being implemented in areas where malaria is prevalent. The programme includes the distribution of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets, along with raising awareness of malaria and promoting preventive behaviour. Ywa Ngan Township, Southern Shan State. Photo: John Rae/The Global Fund
16.09.2013
Happy families with healthy children sleeping under LLINs
"We enjoy sound sleep and our efficiency in work improves since our family do not suffer from malaria because of LLINs that we got free of charge. We...
Members of Pyi Gyi Khin’s self-help groups organize regular monthly networking meetings to discuss ways of improving the quality of services for those in need and share information on HIV prevention. Photo: John Rae/The Global Fund
15.08.2013
HIV and my life
"If I could be granted my wish, I sincerely wish from my heart that all those who need ART could get it and thus the number of deaths from AIDS would...
Joyful Ma Thida together with her mother at their home in Ma Gyee Pin Su village, Meiktilar township. Photo: MHAA
16.07.2013
I have saved my mother now
"As is clear from the experience of my mother, anti-TB treatment for six months has completely cured her illness. The quality of my mother's life has...
Beneficiaries gather for a health education session at a Myanmar Anti-Narcotics Association (MANA) drop-in centre, Kutkai township, Northern Shan State. Photo: John Rae/The Global Fund
20.06.2013
MANA — my window into a brighter future
"I wish all drug users could get the needed support and escape from the dark shadow of drug use. Indeed, MANA showed us our escape route from the...
The central warehouses of the Vector Borne Disease Control and National AIDS Programme are inaugurated following renovations supported by the Global Fund. Central Warehouses Compound, Yangon, August 2012.
15.05.2013
Inauguration Ceremony of VBDC and NAP Central Warehouse
Newly Refurbished VBDC and NAP central warehouses were inaugurated by H.E. Prof. Dr. Pe Thet Khin, Union Minister for Health in the presence of Mr....
A thankful mother and her four children during MMA malaria fixed clinic in Ann Township,Rakhine State. Photo: MMA
17.04.2013
Reaching out to the most vulnerable
At this MMA fixed clinic, a mother and her four children test positive for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, which can be fatal if left untreated. The...
15.03.2013
Phase II preparation workshop
The 10-day long workshop (at Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel) provided a platform for all key stakeholders to participate in interactive discussions and...
Most families living near hilly forests where malaria is prevalent earn their living from woodcutting. This often requires them to spend their nights in the forests, sleeping without mosquito nets, which places them at risk of malaria infection. Their quality of life has been significantly improved for they no longer suffer from malaria due to the malaria prevention and control services provided with support from the Global Fund. Photo: John Rae/The Global Fund
20.02.2013
LLINs for every family
"Despite the fact that not a single household in the village had LLINs when we started our malaria project, now every household in the village owns...

Pages