The 52nd Myanmar Health Research Congress opening ceremony was held at the Department of Medical Research, No 5, Ziwaka Road in Dagon Township of Yangon Region yesterday.
First, SAC Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivered a speech via video message. (The speech of the Senior General is separately reported on page 1).
Then, Union Minister for Health Prof Dr Thet Khaing Win said the theme of this year’s congress is Enhancing Research Integrity and Research Ethics, and the event will feature a programme to mark the 10th anniversary of the Advanced Molecular Research Centre (Yangon).
The papers to be submitted at the congress include the research on health awareness campaigns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic faced in Myanmar, prevention and vaccination, communicable MDR TB, prevention of non-communicable diseases and other research papers of departments under the Ministry of Health and Tatmadaw Medical Research Unit under the Ministry of Defence.
The Ministry of Health also allocated over K1.1 billion for 201 research projects this financial year.
He also highlighted the role of the research congress, which shares considerations and suggestions regarding the research results and findings based on the experiences and knowledge of researchers, medics, and administrators.
He pledged that the ministry will keep supporting to ensure research development as the policy, management, and national health sectors play vital roles.
After the opening ceremony, the Union minister and party observed the research poster exhibition.
Then, the conference continued with research papers on various topics led by Deputy Minister Prof Dr Aye Tun.
At noon, a programme to honour the 10th anniversary of the Advanced Molecular Research Centre, donated by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), was convened.
At the event, Myanmar and Korean experts held the “Myanmar-Korea Joint Symposium (2024)- Combating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis”.
This year, 23 primary research papers, 22 applied research papers, 13 health system research papers and 51 research posters, totalling 109 papers, will be read.
The paper award selecting subcommittee will present the best paper awards, including Basic Research, Applied Research, Health Systems Research, best poster and young researchers. — MNA/KTZH
