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Subject: Minister addresses Central Committee to Control  and Combat AIDS

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Minister addresses Central Committee to Control 
and Combat AIDS meeting

YANGON, I July - The Central Committee to Control and Combat AIDS held its 
Meeting No 1/99 at the Medical Research Department this afternoon with an 
address by Chairman of the Central Committee Minister for Health Mai-Gen Ket 
Sein.


In his address, Minister Maj-Gen Ket Sein said the Central Committee to 
Control and Combat AIDS was formed in 1989 and guidelines were given for 
implementation of the project for control and elimination of AIDS.


He spoke of reorganization of the Central Committee in 1998 for more 
consolidation and effectiveness, and holding of the Central Committee meeting 
twice in 1998, the second one being organized after reorganization of the 
Central Committee.


He said the purpose of the Meeting No 1/99 was to discuss the implementation 
of tasks upon the minutes of the previous meeting, AIDS in Myanmar today, 
progress of work in the projects and laying down of guidelines for future 
tasks, among others.


The minister dealt with rapid spread of AIDS in South and South-East Asia 
regions, and noted that after Africa, the disease is spreading most in 
South-East Asia, which has about seven million AIDS victims, according to the 
WHO provisional data.


Myanmar, a South-East Asian nation, is cooperating with other nations of the 
region to fight the deadly disease, he said and added Myanmar is also 
collaborating and participating actively in the ASEAN AIDS control regional 
work project through exchange of information, organizing meetings and 
cooperation.


He said AIDS project of he Ministry of Health has been expanded year after 
year with the government?s support and the UN agencies assistance and noted 
one of the most remarkable accomplishments was installation of HIV test kits 
at all township hospitals.
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