Yangon [ Myanmar ... national Epidemiological Review of TB conducted in early April, amid the earthquake response, found that while surveillance systems in some areas remain functional, access to ...

The March 28 earthquake severely affected the Sagaing region near the epicenter, Myanmar's second ... are still living outdoors. Concern is growing that the health situation could deteriorate ...

Burmese academic Sophia Htwe spent hours desperately trying to call home from Australia after the magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck her hometown in Myanmar ... junta's attacks on health care since ...

When a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar in March 2025, thousands of people were affected. But for many older ...

as the World Health Organization reports that more than 5,000 people in the country are in urgent need of trauma care. WHO's deputy representative in Myanmar, Vibhu Mishra, told U.N. News in an ...

For decades, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has been vital in combating HIV across the Asia–Pacific region, where nearly 7 million people live with the virus amid persistent ...

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meets ... and press freedoms were virtually nonexistent. The health care system was also already under strain: hospitals in Mandalay and Naypyidaw, the ...

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed deep concern over ... and inclusive national dialogues. They condemned a recent attack on a convoy of diplomats delivering humanitarian aid ...

Another Japanese national was injured in the Thai capital of Bangkok following the quake in neighboring Myanmar. The Japanese Foreign Ministry has said that it will provide emergency grant aid of ...

Life there was hell,' Myanmar returnees ... to Kenya’s national security, global cyber safety, and the fundamental rights of its citizens. Nahusom also raised concern over the emerging trends ...

Myanmar's military government said Thursday ... Amnesties are regularly announced to commemorate national holidays or Buddhist festivals, but most high-profile political prisoners including ...

WHO South East Asia statement noted, Myanmar has one of the highest TB burdens in the WHO South-East Asia Region. In 2020, an estimated 167,000 people fell ill with TB and around 22,000 died from ...