Myint Kay Thi
The Myanmar Times
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Hospital performs country’s first successful leg reattachment
A surgical team at Yangon General Hospital has successfully reattached the right leg of a man who severed it while operating a grass mowing machine last month. → Read More
Govt to streamline free healthcare for poor people
The government will streamline free basic healthcare for poor people under the National Health Plan, a senior official said. → Read More
YCDC warns street vendors to move from in front of Insein Hospital
The Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) has warned street vendors who are operating outside the compound of Insein Hospital to follow city regulations and move. → Read More
Suicide in Myanmar: the hanging question
Why suicide is high in Myanmar – and what to do about it. → Read More
Deaths of five children not related to encephalitis vaccine, say doctors
The deaths of five children after they received Japanese encephalitis vaccine shots were due to pre-existing diseases, not because of the antiserum, health officials said. → Read More
No let up in H1N1 infection in Myanmar
Five new patients were confirmed with H1N1 but there were no reported deaths during the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Sports said on Monday. → Read More
H1N1 toll rises to 13, with 99 confirmed infections
The death toll from the H1N1 outbreak rose to 13, the Ministry of Health and Sports said Wednesday, adding that a total of 99 infections from the disease were confirmed, including a medical doctor and his wife. → Read More
WHO: H1N1 outbreak not alarming
The World Health Organization said the H1N1 outbreak in Myanmar has not reached an alarming state as the government has taken proactive steps to contain the spread of the disease. → Read More
H1N1 rises to six, peaks during monsoon period
Myanmar has sought the help of the World Health Orgnization (WHO) to the worsening H1N1 influenza outbreak sweeping the country and killed six people. → Read More
Myanmar confirms two more cases of H1N1, H3N2 influenza
Myanmar health officials on Wednesday confirmed two new cases of influenza infections – H1N1 and H3N2 – as the country struggles to contain the new outbreak of the deadly virus that already claimed three lives. → Read More
Two more people die from H1N1 influenza
Health officials on Tuesday confirmed two more people have died from H1N1 influenza, bringing to three the total number of people killed in a new outbreak of the deadly virus that gripped the nation in fear. → Read More
One dies, 13 infected in new outbreak of H1N1 influenza
A six-year-old boy died and 13 more people were infected in a new outbreak of H1N1 influenza in Myanmar, health authorities said Monday. → Read More
FDA crackdown on formalin-laced food in Yangon
During a surprise check, officials from the Food and Drug Administration discovered several shops in Yangon selling food that contained illegal chemicals. → Read More
Dengue cases surge in Yangon Children’s Hospital in first six months
Cases of dengue fever surged in Yangon in the first six months of the year resulting in the deaths of seven children, as the government struggled to contain the disease, a hospital official said. → Read More
Flood mitigation begins as heavy rains expected
As the seasonal monsoon begins to peak, heavy rainfall is causing floods in major parts of the country and the number of casualties are on the rise. Regions like Magwe and Sagaing, and Kachin, Shan and Rakhine states are experiencing bad weather conditions this month. → Read More
Health officials set up efforts to curb dengue in Yangon
Health officials are stepping up to control dengue fever outbreak after experts cautioned that the rate of incidents is rising this year, and the number of patients will be higher than last year. → Read More
Coastal areas on orange cyclone alert
Myanmar has been put on a cyclone orange alert for coastal areas as a depression over the Bay of Bengal moves towards landfall and may cross near the Rakhine State coastal area. → Read More
Spot checks by FDA to ensure safe products
The Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making spot checks in the markets and retail shops around the Yangon Region to ensure products sold are safe and comply with regulations. → Read More
Heavy rains, strong winds expected across the country, especially on coast
Heavy rain and strong winds are expected across the whole country, especially in the delta area, and the Mon-Tanintharyi coastal areas. → Read More
Death toll 34 from lightning, thunderstorms
A total of 23 people from Kachin, Kayah and Rakhine states as well as the Magwe, Tanintharyi, Yangon and Ayeyarwady regions, and Nay Pyi Taw, died as a result of being hit by lightning from April 1 to May 9. → Read More