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Accreditation of National Health Laboratory as National Influenza Centre, Myanmar
	The ceremony for accreditation of National Health Laboratory as National Influenza Centre took place on 26 February 2008. The launching ceremony was attended by His Excellency Lt-Gen Myint Swe of Ministry of Defence, His Excellency Professor Kyaw Myint, Minister of Health, His Excellency Prof Mya Oo, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional Director, SEARO along with other distinguished guests including ambassadors of Australia, Cambodia, Japan, Charge d' Affaires of USA and UN Representatives. The Regional Director handed over the accreditation letter to the Ministry of Health. More Information

Malaria Technical and Strategy Group updated the national malaria treatment policy in Myanmar
	A special meeting of the Malaria Technical and Strategy Group (TSG) was convened by the Department of Health in collaboration with the WHO Country Office, 19 - 20 February 2008. The objectives of the meeting were: More Information

Public Public Mix DOTS (Strengthening Hospital DOTS linkage System)
	Public Public Mix (PPM) DOTS approach, engaging all care providers in control of TB is one of the components of Global STOP TB strategy. Myanmar has launched the Public Public Mix DOTS activities as a pilot project in Four Major Public Hospitals (New Yangon, East, West and Thingungyun Sanpya General Hospitals) in Yangon since May 2007. Public Public Mix initiative aims to strengthen the TB control services, through establishing a system link between public hospitals and public TB centers. More Information

Myanmar reviews implementation of the methadone programme
	Preventing the transmission of HIV and reducing its impact among injecting drug users is one of the priority strategies stated in the HIV/AIDS National Strategic Plan 2006 - 2010. More Information

National workshop on information management and retrieval for HeLLIS network libraries
	As a follow up to the library workshops on information management and retrieval and Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI) held in June of 2007, a national workshop on the information management for junior librarians from Health Literature, Library and Information Services (HeLLIS) libraries in Myanmar was conducted at the Medical Education Centre in Yangon from 10 - 19 December 2007. More Information


Please be informed that WHO Myanmar office will be relocating from Yangon International Hotel to Traders Hotel effective from September 24^th 2007. The office will be in the new location by 1^st October 2007. Please find the new contact information below; Contact Information Address: 12A Floor, Traders Hotel, 223 Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Working Days/Hours: WR's office: Monday through Friday (Saturday and Sunday closed) 0830 to 1700 hours (Lunch 1200 to 1230 hours) Telephone: (95-1) 241 932, 241 933, 250 583, 250 584 (reception) Fax: (95-1) 241 836, 250 273 GPN Extn.: 24200 (reception) GPN Fax: 24300 Email: whommr@searo.who.int WHO Representative: Prof Adik Wibowo wibowoa@searo.who.int Direct Telephone: (95-1) 250586