ReviewNagoya journal of medical science2016
Healthcare in Myanmar.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A Review of Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Cervical Cancer in Myanmar.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Pooled it
- A systematic review of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Myanmar.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of an intervention package on the continuum of care among mothers and their knowledge of non-communicable diseases: a cluster randomised controlled trial in Myanmar.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Prevalence and risk factors of anxiety and depression among the community-dwelling elderly in Nay Pyi Taw Union Territory, Myanmar.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The Suppression of Depression as Multimediation: Psychiatric Diagnoses Under Myanmar's Military Dictatorship.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2025Article
- Voices from Hiding: Assessing the Impact of the 2021 Coup on Nursing in Myanmar.International nursing review · 2025Article
- Assessing the role of non-state actors in health service delivery and health system resilience in Myanmar.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Factors associated with postpartum depression among Myanmar women in Yangon: A cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of screening and preventive interventions for cardiovascular disease in Myanmar: an economic modelling study.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2024Article
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- Giving birth on the way to the clinic: undocumented migrant women's perceptions and experiences of maternal healthcare accessibility along the Thailand-Myanmar border.Reproductive health · 2023Article
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- Unmet needs for hypertension diagnosis among older adults in Myanmar: secondary analysis of a multistage sampling study.Health research policy and systems · 2022Article
- Health systems resilience in fragile and shock-prone settings through the prism of gender equity and justice: implications for research, policy and practice.Conflict and health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of progress toward universal health coverage in Myanmar: A national and subnational analysis.PLoS medicine · 2021Article
- Conflict affected, parallel health systems: challenges to collaboration between ethnic and government health systems in Kayin State, Myanmar.Conflict and health · 2021Article
- Neonatal Sepsis, Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern, and Treatment Outcomes among Neonates Treated in Two Tertiary Care Hospitals of Yangon, Myanmar from 2017 to 2019.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
- The Choosing Wisely Initiative and MRIs: Over- and Under-Diagnosis in Japan and Myanmar.Cureus · 2021Review
- Predictors of malaria rapid diagnostic test positivity in a high burden area of Paletwa Township, Chin State in Western Myanmar.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2021Article
- Geographic distribution and utilisation of CT and MRI services at public hospitals in Myanmar.BMC health services research · 2020Article
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Abstract
Myanmar transitioned to a civilian government in March, 2011. Although the democratic process has accelerated since then, many problems in the field of healthcare still exist. Since there is a limited overview on the healthcare in Myanmar, this article briefly describes the current states surrounding health services in Myanmar. According to the Census 2014, the population in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was 51,410,000. The crude birth rate in the previous one year was estimated to be 18.9 per 1,000, giving the annual population growth rate of 0.89% between 2003 and 2014. The Ministry of Health reorganized into six departments. National non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations support healthcare, as well as international non-governmental organizations. Since hospital statistics by the government cover only public facilities, the information on private facilities is limited. Although there were not enough medical doctors (61 per 100,000 population), the number of medical students was reduced from 2,400 to 1,200 in 2012 to ensure the quality of medical education. The information on causes of death in the general population could not be retrieved, but some data was available from hospital statistics. Although the improvement was marked, the figures did not reach the levels set by Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. A trial prepaid health insurance system started in July 2015, to be followed by evaluation one year later. There are many international donors, including the Japan International Cooperation Agency, supporting health in Myanmar. With these efforts and support, a marked progress is expected in the field of healthcare.
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