Psychological distress indicates a higher risk for oral health problems in Myanmar adults.doi:10.1111/jphd.12585Kaung Myat Thwin PhDWa Than Lin PhDSachiko Takehara PhDHiroshi Ogawa PhDJ Public Health Dent
The systematic fortification of healthcare in Myanmar has accelerated since a new ruling party took office. Since 2006, Myanmar has been listed as one of the 57 crisis countries facing critical health workforce shortages. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the current situation of HRH in the ...
Are village health volunteers as good as basic health staffs in providing malaria care? A country wide analysis from Myanmar, 2015 Malaria is one of the major public health problems in Myanmar. Village health volunteers (VHV) are the key malaria diagnosis and treatment service provider... LNY ...
YANGON, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A United Nations human rights expert has in talks with media highlighted problems faced by internally displaced persons (IDPs) across Myanmar. The IDPs have limited access to education and healthcare, said United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar ...
Unequal allocation of HRH represents one of the major problems in the current medical service management in many countries, and analyzing the equity of HRH allocation is a key step to improve the health system efficiency. Many scholars have found that health resources are inefficient because of exc...
level in 30 years. With wars in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Gaza, Myanmar, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan and Syria, communities face mounting challenges. These conflicts intensify suffering by destabilizing health care systems and infrastructure, leaving populations even more vulnerable to climate-driven ...
Problems of Myanmar Women of Reproductive Age in Accessing Health Services as Migrant Workers in Thailand: A Qualitative Study Background: The largest portion of migrant labor in Thailand originates from Myanmar, with almost half consisting of female workers. Most female migrant wo... P Sitkulanan...
The overall HIV epidemic in Myanmar seems to be declining with HIV prevalence among adults, 15 years and older, estimated to be less than 0.6% nationally. There were an estimated 224,795 people living with HIV (PLHIV) including those aged under 15, one-third of whom were female. The ...
Men and boys trafficked for fishing (aged 12–55) were mainly from Cambodia (n=217) and Myanmar (n=55). Common physical health problems included dizzy spells (30.2%), exhaustion (29.5%), headaches (28.4%) and memory problems (24.0%). Nearly one-third (29.1%) reported pain in three ...
Healthcare in Myanmar is in serious need of reform. According to a 2013 World Health Organization (WHO) report, Myanmar came last in a list of 190 countries regarding overall health system performance. The country spends just 2 per cent of GDP on healthcare.Corruptionand dysfunctional operation...