Nay Pyi Taw (Myanmar) 27 June 2016 – In an effort to raise awareness and strengthen Myanmar’s response to the production, trafficking and use of illicit drugs, UNODC and the Government of Myanmar held a number of high-level policy discussions today.

National Natural Disaster Management Committee
Republic of the Union of Myanmar

This bulletin was prepared jointly by the Government of Myanmar and the UN System. The period covered by this report is 1 October 2015 - 25 January 2016.

A. Headlines

1 December 2015, join us on the Fast-Track to end AIDS.

Update - Press Release

YANGON, 1 December 2015 — Progress in responding to HIV over the past 15 years has been extraordinary. By June 2015, UNAIDS estimates that 15.8 million people were accessing antiretroviral therapy, compared to 7.5 million people in 2010 and 2.2 million people in 2005. At the end of 2014, UNAIDS estimates that new HIV infections had fallen by 35% since the peak in 2000 and AIDS-related deaths have fallen by 42% since the 2004 peak.

Yangon, 30 November 2015 –The Government of Myanmar today released 53 children and young people who have been recruited and used by the Armed Forces. With this latest release, the total number of children discharged in 2015 reached 146.

First-ever Myanmar Health Forum to take place in Nay Pyi Taw on 28-29 July 2015

NAY PYI TAW, 9 July 2015 - The Myanmar Health Forum (MHF), the first of its kind, will be held at the Myanmar International Convention Centre II in Nay Pyi Taw on 28-29July 2015.