MT News
Opening ceremony of Myanmar Health Sciences Conference (2023) was held at Myanmar International Convention Center II in Nay Pyi Taw at 8.30 am today, addressed by Chairman of State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing.
Also present were SAC Vice Chairman DeputyPrime MinisterVice-Senior General Soe Win, Joint SAC Secretary Lt-Gen Ye Win Oo, SAC members, Union level officials, senior military officers from Office of Commander-in-Chief, deputy ministers, high-level officers, internal
and external health experts of various fields, rectors and professors of medical science, students of post-graduate courses, and distinguished guests.
The Senior General thanked all those who lent a helping hand and expressed belief that while taking the success as an example, the national people will be able to successfully overcome other health issues with collective strength.
The Senior General said to nurture qualified healthcare human resources, 16 medical and medical science related institutes and 53 nursing and midwifery training schools have been opened and courses are conducted by reviewing their curriculums to fulfill the needs. It was learnt that the curriculums have been changed in accordance with result-based inter-professional teaching methods to meet international standards and inter-professional education and practical cooperation have been introduced to enable health workers to cooperate.
All are urged to cooperate in the efforts for gradual improvement of Myanmar’s health standard by learning thoroughly from the knowledge and techniques from today’s event.
After the opening ceremony, the Senior General and those in attendance viewed the booths of various medical branches and societies for medical development, medicines and medical equipment, modern apparatuses and medicines, health education programmes, teaching aids, publications, documentary photos on the activities and achievements of relevant departments, and cooperation with the international community. The Senior General gave necessary suggestions in repose to the reports by officials.
At the symposium, health and medical experts from the Ministry of Health and health field, military medical experts from the medical corps of the Directorate of Medical Services under the Office of the Commander-in-Chief (Army), retired health experts and members of the medical corps, out-of-service doctors and medical experts from the Asia and Southeast Asia regions will give lectures and discussions.
