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Minister addresses Central Committe
- Subject: Minister addresses Central Committe
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- Date: Fri, 02 Jul 1999 04:43:00
Subject: Minister addresses Central Committee to Control and Combat AIDS
meeting
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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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