Monthly Archives: June 2015

In an exclusive Op-Ed for Borderless, Dr. Thein Thein Htay, deputy minister of health for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, wrote: "With a remarkable increase in investment in the health sector since the outset of the new administration in 2011, the Ministry of Health has provided an ample supply of essential medicines to both urban hospitals and rural health facilities. The health care budget increased under the new administration with an increase of 7 Billion Kyats to over 700 Billion Kyats per year, and the Ministry of Health began to more focus on improving the healthcare infrastructure in rural areas. "Nevertheless, because of chronically low investment before 2011, the system needs to be strengthened, and we cannot look at this drastic jump alone and consider it sufficient. In order to establish a sound, working health care system for the entire country, the budget still needs to be increased two or three fold."