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2021-01-10 17:05:29 GMT2021-01-11 01:05:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
YANGON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) China-aided Myanmar National Center of Disease Control (CDC) and Medical Training Center project was launched in Myanmar on Sunday, according to a release from the Chinese embassy in Myanmar.
At the ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Myanmar Chen Hai said that the project after its completion will play an important role in the emergency response, epidemic prevention, scientific research and medical personnel training, which will bring benefits to the people of Myanmar.
The project will strengthen China-Myanmar cooperation in the health sector and effectively address public health issues including COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar, Myanmar Health and Sports Minister U Myint Htwe said at the ceremony.
Myanmar after Bangladesh to procure COVID-19 vaccines from India
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India’s high commissioner to Myanmar, Saurabh Kumar, met Myanmar’s health minister U Myint Htwe last week to discuss the issue of purchase of vaccines from SII, said people aware of the matter.
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Unlike some countries, which have preferred to only administer Chinese vaccines, Myanmar has decided to purchase vaccines from India, USA, UK, Russia and China.
New Delhi: Myanmar has decided to purchase the Covid-19 vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India (SII), becoming the second country in the neighbourhood after Bangladesh to do so, as part of efforts to reduce its dependence on China.
Myanmar Plans to Buy India’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Medics provide treatment to a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit of a makeshift COVID-19 hospital in Yangon. / U Zaw Zaw / Facebook
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By Zaw Zaw Htwe 24 December 2020
YANGON Myanmar’s government has entered into discussions with the government of India about the purchase of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Serum Institute of India.
The Serum Institute of India is the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer and has sought emergency authorization of its vaccine from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI).
In a Tuesday meeting with Saurabh Kumar, India’s ambassador to Myanmar, U Myint Htwe, the Union health minister, discussed the purchase.
Movers and Shakers of 2020: The Irrawaddy’s Persons of the Year
Movers and Shakers of 2020: The Irrawaddy’s Persons of the Year
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By The Irrawaddy 22 December 2020
It has been a uniquely challenging year, even by the standards of Myanmar’s recent history. The global COVID-19 pandemic has not spared the country, and while the toll has been severe Myanmar ranks third in ASEAN for cases and deaths the most dire predictions have not come to pass, thanks to the heroic efforts of the nation’s doctors, nurses and volunteer health workers, who have worked tirelessly and at great personal risk to ensure that every patient receives free hospital treatment and that the country’s quarantine centers continue to function. The nation’s stretched medical resources have been calmly and capably deployed by Health Minister Dr. Myint Htwe and State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and crucially supplemented by the donations of Myanmar citizens, rich and poor. The nation’s economic