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A SURVEY last year found that only 15 per cent of students
at government state schools were using some form of tobacco,
down from 22 per cent three years earlier.
Dr Nyo Nyo Kyaing, the manager of the Health Department’s
Tobacco Free Initiative Project, told Myanmar Times last
week that the decline was probably due to an increase in
the number of students who had been taught about the dangers
of smoking in the school curriculum.
She said that last year, 66 per cent of the students in
government schools had attended classes about the hazards
of smoking.
“Four out of ten students think passive smoking is
harmful to them and 85 per cent of those who smoke want
to stop, which shows their awareness of the dangers of tobacco
use has increased,” Dr Nyo Nyo Kyaing said.
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AN early diagnosis sharply increases the chances of surviving
cancer of the larynx, a senior ear, nose and throat specialist
said earlier this month.
“Early detection is the single most important factor
for treating, and possibly curing, cancer,” Dr Thein
Tun, a consultant surgeon at the Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital
in Tarmwe township told Myanmar Times on May 3.“The
earliest cancer is detected, the less drastic the treatment
and the greater the chances of a complete cure,” Dr
Thein Tun said.
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“Effective public health care depends heavily on
accurate medical records at hospitals in the states and
divisions,” the manager of the department’s
quality care at hospitals program, Dr Kyaw Linn, told Myanmar
Times.
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THE Minister for Health, Professor Dr Kyaw Myint, praised
the Myanmar Red Cross Society for implementing community-based
health care services at a ceremony held in Yangon on May
8 to mark World Red Cross Day.
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“Young people should find out as much as they can
about reproductive health and improper behaviour to prevent
dangerous consequences, in particular, the spread of sexually
transmitted diseases, which are often caused by a lack of
knowledge,” he said.
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THE operations and achievements of eye banks in Myanmar
were outlined in reports presented by two senior ophthalmologists
at a conference in the United States last month.
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 The
K1 billion project, on which work began last September,
is also the first Myanmar-owned resort in the archipelago.
The five partners in the project are A1 Construction,
Tour Mandalay Co., Ltd., the Panorama Hotel in downtown
Yangon, the Kawthaung Motel and the Bagan Sagawa Palace
(Power) Hotel.
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Brigadier-General Pyi Sone was speaking at the Ministry
of Science and Technology at the opening ceremony
for a series of training courses held to promote understanding
of the patent law provisions of intellectual property
legislation to be introduced by 2006.
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KINDERGARTENS provided the basic foundation for education,
the Minister of Education, U Than Aung, told the opening
ceremony of a training course held at the Myanmar
Education Research Department on Pyay Road, Yangon
last month.
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 To
keep you entertained, models from Talents & Models
will parade the bridal gowns and outfits for the bridesmaids,
flower girls and even the mother of the bride, so
it’s a great opportunity to enjoy a fashion
show without entry fees.
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Ei Toe, the son of Rock icon Zaw Win Htut, has finally
finished his debut album, Min Shi Yar (Where you are!).
It has taken him nearly four years to complete the
album to his satisfaction and now he expects it will
be released in June.
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Myanmar Red Cross
Society (MRCS) is currently
looking for efficient, motivated and dedicated
individuals to fill the following position.
1. Deputy Head of Division, Training Division
(1) post
2. Full-time Assistant Training Officer, Training
Division (5) posts
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