Union Health Minister attends 11th traditional medicine research congress

The opening ceremony of the 11th Traditional Medicine Research Congress was held yesterday morning in Mandalay.
The ceremony was attended by Union Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win, Mandalay Region Chief Minister U Maung Ko, Mandalay Region Minister for Economy U Thein Htay, and officials from the Ministry of Health, the University of Traditional Medicine, the Department of Traditional Medicine, the Myanmar Traditional Medicine Council, the Myanmar Tradition Medicine Practitioners Asociation, the Association of Traditional Medicine Producers and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, representatives from regions and states, and invitees.
At the ceremony, the Union minister said that the research papers released from today’s research congress must be properly recorded, and it is necessary to try to include them in local medical research journals and internationally recognized research journals so that new generations can refer to them.
Afterwards, the Union minister, the regional chief minister and the party viewed the traditional medicine research posters. In this symposium, 22 research papers, and 6 posters will be submitted, and related ministries will also come and read the papers. The papers will be screened and awarded.
In the afternoon, the Union minister and the party attended the opening ceremony of the Ziwaka Hall (Mann Yadanabon) and Recreation Centre at the Medicine University (Mandalay) and the opening ceremony of the new main hall of Nursing University (Mandalay). — MNA