An
HIV-free ASEAN City Regional Meeting hosted by Myanmar was held at Royal Hintha
Hotel in Mon State, Mawlamyine, on the morning of 20 April.
Union
Minister for Health and Sports Dr. Myint Htwe and Mon State Chief Minister Dr.
Aye Zan attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Present at the meeting
were health officials from eight ASEAN countries, officials from the Ministry
of Health and Sports, Mon State Government ministers, Pyithu Hluttaw health and
sports development committee chairman, Amyotha Hluttaw health, sports and
culture committee chairman, Mon State Hluttaw Speaker, officials from the
HIV/VD department, UN organisations, local and international NGOs, civil
society organisations, personnel responsible and invited guests.
At
first, Dr. Aye Zan explained the status of prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS
in Mon State.
Dr.
Myint Htwe said that while HIV/AIDS had significantly declined due to the
concerted efforts of all countries, people should not be satisfied with this
and must observe from all angles the nature of the disease and its occurrence.
Despite observations and inspections, there can still be hidden patients. ASEAN
capital cities were seen to have raised the momentum of cooperation in
providing effective treatment and conducting preventive works against HIV/AIDS,
following the launch of the HIV/AIDS-free ASEAN Capital Cities project, with
the aim of no new HIV infections, no discrimination against HIV/AIDS patients
and no deaths from AIDS, in 2011.
Practical
work processes and plans were set up in order to prevent and eliminate HIV/AIDS
as a public health hazard, said the union minister.
Setting
up supporting policies and laws for the success of the G2Z (Getting to Zero)
project, obtaining news and information in real time, maintaining good coordination
between related entities and ministries, and enthusiastic cooperation and
participation of the public are essential requirements.
At
the moment, the G2Z project is implemented in 50 cities, including Mawlamyine,
from eight ASEAN countries and will be extended to Hpa-an and Myawady, said the
union minister.
It
is expected that from this meeting, valuable experiences, lessons and
approaches of attending nations will be shared, and practical methods and
solutions to eradicate HIV/AIDS can be discussed and discovered, and
sustainable success can be achieved. Everyone is urged to work together by all
means and from all angles to eradicate and prevent the resurgence of HIV/AIDS,
added the union minister.
Later,
the union minister and meeting attendees took a commemorative group photograph
and observed the display booths.
After
the meeting, the union minister and party inspected Paung Township Moattama
Station Hospital, Paung Township People’s Hospital and the100-bed Thaton
District Hospital. At the Thaton District Hospital, the union minister and
party also inspected the kidney dialysis machine and medicines worth more than
Ks66.2 million donated by Haji Daw Toe Kyi and donors and the 16-bed Sangha
ward worth some Ks245.5 million built and donated by “Gilana Sangha Hospital
Care” group.
Myanmar
News Agency
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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