THE  Ministry  of  Health  and  Sports organized virtual coordination meeting to discuss COVID-19  prevention,  control  and  treatment activities, vaccination programmes  and  further  work  plans yesterday.

During  the  meeting,  Union Minister Professor Dr Thet Khaing Win discussed the need to  continue  the  COVID-19  prevention,  control  and  treatment  activities  including  vaccination  programmes, and the cooperation  of  healthcare  workers  and  the  public  in  the  first  wave  of  COVID-19 while the country currently sees decline in COVID-19 cases amid, the second wave.

The  people  still  need  to  be  careful,  although  the  numbers  of cases decline. The preventive measures, Mask and Face Shield Campaign and Yellow Campaign, including health checks, will also be conducted to raise the public health awareness than before.

The Union Minister also appreciated  the  efforts  of  healthcare  staff  in  COVID-19  prevention,  control  and  treatment  activities, other healthcare services and COVID-19 vaccination programmes.

The Union Minister emphasized the vaccination processes to continue as planned, support in a timely manner, efficient use of budgets, systematic management of  relevant  departments  and  responsibilities  for  the  im-portant public health issue.

The  meeting  was  also  at tended by the Directors-General and Deputy Directors-General of the Ministry of Health and Sports, department  heads  of  regions/states Public Health and Medical Services Department, Superintendents of Central Stage Hospitals, Directors and other officials.

MNA

(Translated by KTH)

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