April
12, 2018
Union
Minister for Health and Sports Dr. Myint Htwe attended the Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Ministry of Health and Sports,
UNOPS and Save the Children at the Horizon Lake View Hotel yesterday afternoon.
At
the ceremony, Union Minister Dr. Myint Htwe, Mr. Michael Mc Grath and Mr. Sanjay
Mathur signed the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Ministry of
Health and Sports, Save the Children and UNOPS.
UNOPS
Asia Region, Regional Director Sanjay Mathur and Regional Director of Save the
Children Michael Mc Grath expressed their thanks and appreciation.
Global
Fund will support Myanmar through UNOPS, with funding of US$ 247.89 million to
combat AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in the 2018-2020 period, as well as with
US$90.85 million through Save the Children.
Afterwards,
the Union Minister for Health and Sports described the ongoing process, the
priority tasks, as well as the strategy and technical sectors of the Ministry
at the 12th Myanmar Health Sector Coordination Committee M-HSCC.
Also,
officials from UNOPS explained the findings, suggestions and HIV—TB assistance
from the Global Fund Office of Inspector General (OIG), along with National
Committee on MDR-TB Management Dr. Si Thu Aung, and Deputy Director General Dr.
Thandar Lwin explained the proposal for combating TB, while Mr. Orenn Ginzbur
reviewed the funding from 3MDG.
Myanmar
News Agency
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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