CDC Health Information for Travelers to Southeast Asia (http://www.cdc.gov/travel/seasia.htm)
Official U.S. government health recommendations for traveling to Southeast Asia. Provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Epidemiological Fact Sheet on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections : (http://www.unaids.org/hivaidsinfo/statistics/june00/fact%5Fsheets/pdfs/myanmar.pdf)
Updated statistical and descriptive survey of the most recent Myanmar data on AIDS/HIV prevalence and incidence. The World Health Organization report includes information on behaviors associated with the transmission of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Includes some general demographic data. In PDF format.
European Commission Delegation to Burma Myanmar - Cambodia - Lao PDR - Malaysia and Thailand (http://www.deltha.ec.europa.eu/)
The European Commission Delegation oversees funding for European Union activities and projects in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand. The site provides information, much of it in PDF format, on projects, news, and cultural events. Charts on trade and investments, EU press releases, and newsletters are also available, as are links to EU websites. The search function is not operational.
MASEAN (http://www.masean.org/)
Sponsor: masean-Medical Associations of South East Asian Nations see Myanmar.
Myanmar: Health Literature (http://library.whosea.org/members/myan/literature.html)
Sponsor: WHO SEARO Library. World Health Org. Regional Office for South East Asia.
Natural Disaster Profile: Myanmar (http://www.cred.be/emdat/profiles/natural/myanmar.htm)
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters of the School of Public Health at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, presents information on natural disasters in Myanmar. To be considered a disaster, there must be 10 or more people reported killed, 100 people reported affected, a call for international assistance, or a declaration of a state of emergency. The center highlights the top 10 natural disasters, a chronology of natural disasters, and raw data for Myanmar.
South Asian Women's Network (SAWNET). (http://bibpurl.oclc.org/web/1872)
Presents access to an online information resource and forum for those interested in South Asian women's issues. Notes that the site includes several countries as part of South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. Includes information about books by and for South Asian women, cinema, children's books, current events, domestic violence, health information, careers, and electronic resources.
World Health Organization, South-East Asia Regional Office (http://w3.whosea.org/)
WHO South-East Asia Region member states includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, North Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Presents extensive information about the WHO regional office and its activities in the region. Provides regional statistics and brief country health profiles. Includes searchable database of full-text reports and documents.
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