SPHC Myanmar - International Conference Public Health GMR Countries, 2017 Myanmar, a photo impression

The 9th International Conference Public Health GMR Countries in 2017 Myanmar, was hosted by the University of Public Health in Yangon and supported by HelpAge International, together principal implementers of the NCD transition project under the Support to Public Health Institutes Programme. The theme of the conference was Adopting Healthy Lifestyles: Combating NCDs. This theme enabled the SPHIP programme to share its knowledge and experiences in plenary sessions and parallel sessions. The SPHIP programme organised a session, sharing the developments in Myanmar, Laos and Bangladesh. The presentations are also on this webpage. 

One of the highlights was the very inspiring speech by the Myanmar Union Minister of Health, who is a public health expert, and who called for action and government commitment to fight NCDs. There were vivid debates and discussions on how to approach the determinants of NCDs, and link to intersectoral work on education, nutrition, law enforcement, environmental protection, etc.