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H. E. Prof
Kyaw Myint, Minister for Health, delivering the speech at the World TB day 2010
in Nay Pyi Taw.
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The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with WHO, social organizations, related ministries, and other
partner agencies, commemorated the World TB Day 2010 on 24 March 2010.
This year’s theme is:
On the move against Tuberculosis: innovate to accelerate action. It
calls for:
i) Finding new and better tools to
fight TB;
ii) Reaching more people with TB
care services;
iii) Promoting uptake of innovative
technology;
iv) Forging new and strengthen
partnership to reach the Global Plan’s targets;
v) Finding innovative ways to fund the fight against
TB
In his speech, H. E. Prof Kyaw Myint, Minister for Health,
highlighted the accomplishments of National TB Control Program that were achieved
thru partnership.
He emphasized the need to: increase momentum on TB
control, use the new innovative ways suitable for the country, and implement
TB control in line with this year’s theme.
On the same occasion, Dr. Leonard Ortega, Acting WHO Representative
to Myanmar,
read out the message of Dr Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional Director, WHO SEARO. The Regional Director’s message highlighted
the achievements and the challenges in TB control in SE Asia Region, and
calls on the partner agencies to renew their commitments to achieve the goal
of eliminating TB as a public health problem.
The other highlights of the commemoration are the exhibits
by NTP, JICA, MMA TB, Pact Myanmar,
PSI, and World Vision.
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