Myanmar Build Disease Research Laboratory

Yangon, Sept. 15 (ANTARAriau News) - South Korea will help Myanmar build a disease research laboratory dealing with communicable diseases such as malaria, TB and hepatitis, Myanmar's Health Department said Wednesday.

According to a recent agreement signed between Myanmar's Medical Research Department and the South Korean Embassy in Yangon, the four-year project will be funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), with 3 million U.S. dollars.

Researchers from South Korea will provide help with research of the infectious diseases.

Myanmar and South Korea have been cooperating in the health sector. Their bilateral cooperation program covers medical research, upgrading laboratories in Myanmar, sending health staff to South Korea to study special medical subjects and providing healthcare to the people in Myanmar by South Korean medical teams.

The KOICA has stationed in Myanmar since 1991, extending the technical expertise and equipment needed for social service organizations as well as training in related fields. (***)

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