MOHS and MAM cures vitamin-malnourished patients in Naga, Putao

MOHS and MAM cures vitamin-malnourished patients in Naga, Putao
Published 6 June 2019
Ei Thinzar Kyaw

Departments from the Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS) and Medical Action Myanmar (MAM) has been carrying out preventative and research efforts in Nanyun, Naga Self-Administered Zone, Nagaland villages near the Myanmar-India border as well as hard to access areas in Putao, Kachin State.

According to sources, the activities were sprang to life after finding patients that were vitamin-deprived in 

On June 1, Union Minister of the MOHS and Country Director of the MAM met to dicuss and sign a MoU in regards to furthre healthcare cooperative programs.

"There have been found patients suffering from lack of vitamin D in Nanyun Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone, Nagaland villages near the Myanmar-India border as well as hard to access areas in Putao, Kachin State. There are now preventative and research efforts being carried out between Sagaing Regino's Department of Public Health and the sub-department for nutritional research. In those ares as well as in areas that the MAM is operating in, where patients have been found with afflicitions stemming from lack of Vitamin D, we would like to carry out investigations and research," said MAM's Country Director Professor Frank Smithuis.

The MOHS had reported before that villages in Nanyun Township, especially the inner ones that see difficulties in transportation, lack of effective treatment at the time of affliction and lack of essential vitamins resulted in death of children that worsened into severe lung inflammation after suffering from the seasonal dengue. 

It had also been reported that measures have been taken to collect data and information on dengue and other communicable diseases in Nayun by the public health department and that by carrying out treatments and educational measures, there no longer are any mass outbreak of such seasonal dengue.

It was also learned that such efforts were carried out not only in outbreak zones but also at villages nearby in order to further boost natural immunities through nutrition programs as well as exactly identifying illnesses.