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 Providing technical support to
the Ministry of Health in implementation of Myanmar five-year strategic plan
for reproductive health (RH):
 providing skilled care during
pregnancy, delivery, new born, postnatal;
providing sexual and
reproductive health information, education and services for young people;
providing of birth spacing and
contraceptive services, and reproductive tract infections/sexually
transmitted infections information and services;
providing post abortion care;
providing post menopausal care
and screening and treatment of cervical and breast cancer;
promoting men's role in support
of reproductive health;
promotion
of community awareness on the knowledge about: pregnancy, childbirth and
newborn care, danger sign, role of family and community in birth preparation
and referral, transportation in case of emergency.
Supporting the Ministry of
Health on implementation of gender and women's health programme.
Providing support for
reproductive health in Myanmar
and strengthening linkages between WHO Myanmar and reproductive health
partners.
Strengthened monitoring and
evaluation.
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Second phase of Essential Newborn Care Programme (Italian Grant)
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 The Government of
the Republic of Italy has been supporting Ministry of Health, Myanmar,
for improving child survival by implementation of the Essential Newborn
Care (ENC) Programme since 2006. During the first
phase health care staff has been trained in 14 Townships in Magway, Ayeyarwady, Sagaing and Bago Divisions…
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Formulation of Five Year Strategic Plan for
Reproductive Health 2009-2013
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 The
Five-Year Strategic Plan for Reproductive Health (2004-2008) ended in 2008.
With the financial and technical support from RH Unit, WHO/SEARO, the
existing Strategic Plan was reviewed and from the achievements,
shortcomings and gaps identified, the new Strategic Plan for 2009-2013 was
formulated…
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Ministry of Health, UNICEF and WHO Myanmar Statement
on Safe Feeding for Infants (30 September 2008)
ENSURE SAFE FEEDING FOR INFANTS AND INCREASE
VIGILANCE
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The Ministry of Health, Government of Myanmar is taking
prompt actions in response to contaminated milk powder issue. The
Government of Myanmar has conducted search for possible contaminated milk
formula in the market, initiated testing for melamine in milk products and
increased surveillance for affected children by asking paediatrician
to report infants seeking treatment for renal problems and having history
of feeding with infant milk formula. The Ministry of Health (MoH), UNICEF and WHO are actively supporting promotion
of safe feeding for infants and urging parents to ensure exclusive
breastfeeding for their infants for the first six months...
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Trawlergies for
maternal and newborn emergency transport
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UNFPA Strategic Partnership Programme
with WHO implemented key activities in 2006-2007 on "Strengthening
Continuum of Maternal and Newborn Health Services" . One of these was expansion of referral
system of essential obstetric and newborn care. To facilitate timely
transfers in emergency maternal and newborn management, especially for the
hard to reach villages, UNFPA/WHO/DoH had
distributed 25 trawlergies, a mini truck tractor,
as part of program activity to strengthen Reproductive Health. These were provided to the five programme townships, Myaung, Monywa, Salingyi, Khin U and Wetlet
Townships in Sagaing Division in December 2006. An assessment on the
usefulness, drawbacks, gaps and constraints on this form of assistance was
conducted between 1st to 5th July by Department of Health, Department of
Medical Research (Lower Myanmar), UNFPA and WHO in collaboration as a team...
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