The Myanmar Seamen’s Federation (MSF) and the National Health Laboratory (NHL) under the Ministry of Health and Sports are arranging to give out health certificates recommending that the seafarers are free of COVID-19. The agreement was signed between MSF and NHL on May 15. The move comes after an NGO, Myanmar Seafarers’ Employment Services Federation […]
Myanmar seamen to have coronavirus-free certificate arrangement
May 22, 2020 by Thiha
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: COVID-19, MSF, Myanmar
In Myanmar, a Fight for Affordable HIV Medicine
September 30, 2013 by thiha
People living with HIV in Burma are worried that a patent law under development could significantly hinder their ability to access affordable medicine, in a country where about 40 percent of those requiring HIV treatment are already unable to get it. Facing pressure from Western nations looking to invest in the country as it transitions […]
Filed Under: Latest News Tagged With: AIDS, Antiretroviral Therapy, ART, Burma, Cawthorne, Chairman of Myanmar Positive Group, Delhi Network of Positive People, Dr. Khin Nyein Chan, Global Fund, HIV, HIV-Positive Patient, India, International NGOs, IPR Standards, Kelvin Chia Yangon, Loon Gangte, Magway Division, Malaria, Médecins Sans Frontières, Medical Coordinator, Ministry of Health, MSF, MSF Access Campaign, Myo Thant Aung, Nikolas, Parliament, Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, TRIPS, Tuberculosis, UNAIDS, World Health Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, WTO, Zarni
