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MYANMAR
Country experience of traditional medicine kit for emergency use project in
Myanmar
Daw Thidar Swe
Department of Traditional Medicine, Ministry of Health, Myanmar
Traditional medicine has existed in Myanmar since time immemorial. The traditional medicine kit for
emergency use project was introduced in Myanmar in order to get participation of community in health care
system as a part of primary health care. The pilot project was started in 2007 August in one area. Then project
was continued to other areas when the survey found that it is beneficial to community residing in the remote
area such as rural community. The traditional medicine kit for emergency use was provided one kit to one
village for 150 villages. In 2009 the project expanded to one kit to one village for 500 villages in each States and
Divisions. Easily available traditional medicine at any time for minor ailment at their own village, people do not
need to go to the town to buy medicine, the cost of medicine is less than one hundred kyats for one course of
treatment, etc.
