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Namira Bosnjak, UNOPS RAI Coordinator, gets tested for malaria with a rapid diagnostic test at Tha Byu Chaung village Dawei Township. Photo: UNOPS
29.12.2015
Volunteering for malaria posts in hard-to-reach communities of Dawei
With support from the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative (RAI) grant, Community Partners International (CPI) is running the ‘Border-based M
The team from Medical Action Myanmar on a mission to hard-to-reach villages in Yebyu Township.
15.11.2015
RAI reaches vulnerable communities in Yebyu Township
“We often have to contend with difficult terrain, muddy roads, harsh weather, difficulty communicating with local villagers who have little knowledge...
09.10.2015
‘Malaria corners’ on borders promoting early diagnosis and treatment
‘Malaria corners’ have been established at high volume border crossings along the Myanmar-Thai border to diagnose and treat migrant workers as they...
18.09.2015
Village health volunteers improve malaria prevention and treatment
Village health volunteers are being trained to provide malaria testing, monitor treatment and educate villagers on malaria prevention in an effort to...
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10.08.2015
RAI for healthier communities
With support from the RAI grant, Community Partners International (CPI) has been implementing the ‘Border-based Malaria Elimination’ project, which...
The “Intensified Malaria Control in Myanmar” programme of Medical Action Myanmar (MAM) with support from the Regional Artemisinin Initiative grant includes heath education to raise awareness on prevention of malaria and to promote malaria services by Community Health Workers. A health educator from MAM educates a group of interested school students on malaria prevention. Photo: MAM
15.07.2015
RAI malaria workers bridging the gaps
Community malaria workers are the first points of contact for malaria prevention and control with their first-hand knowledge of the communities and...
08.06.2015
Support to quality assurance of malaria drugs in Myanmar
The FDA and UNOPS Procurement and Supply Chain Management team are engaged in a joint effort to strengthen the capacity of national staff to detect...

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