Standardized packaging for tobacco products major health milestone

Dec 24,2019
Smoking and consumption of tobacco products kill more than 60,000 people every year in Myanmar. Tobacco products, including cigarettes, can cause at least 16 different cancers of the body, including lung cancer, cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, liver, cervix, stomach, colon, and rectum.
Social media shouldn’t be a double-edged sword for women in politics
Dec 23
Equality is the basic principle of a democratic society, and participating in elections and voting are the rights of all men and women.
Perform physical exercises to prevent NCDs
Dec 22
MYANMAR is evolving into a people-based system, because people are the most effective resource in our system to benefit the country and the people, with a new policy giving priority to raising awareness about health, prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases, school health, safety of patients, and health research.
Democratic spirit
Dec 21
Realizing that development is sine qua non for achieving eternal peace, the incumbent government has adopted the Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan, ............
Government needs money for teachers and doctors – reforming mining tax can help
Dec 21
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MoNREC) wants to change how it taxes mining companies.
With all hands on deck to fight Malaria, eradication is possible
Dec 20
Myanmar has seen a dramatic decline in malaria cases from about 600,000 cases and 972 deaths in 2009 to 76,518 cases and 19 deaths in 2018, according to statistics provided by the Ministry of Health and Sports.
Building a strong foundation for construction sector
Dec 19
ASpart  of  legislative  efforts  in  the  construction  sector, the parliamentary committee on transport, communications,  and  construction  is  discussing  several bills, including the real estate services bill and housing apartments bill, and is also planning to meet with the governmental departments in this regard.