54th Myanmar Health Research Congress commences

THE opening ceremony of the 54th Myanmar Health Research Congress took place at the De­partment of Medical Research (Head Office), No 5, Ziwaka Road, Dagon Township, Yangon, yester­day, with a video message sent by Acting President of the Re­public of the Union of Myanmar and State Security and Peace Commission Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. (The video message of the Senior Gen­eral is reported on page 3.)

Speaking at the ceremony, Union Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win said that in im­plementing the key objectives of the Ministry of Health, the med­ical research sector is one of the most important pillars, and the ministry has been annually or­ganizing the Myanmar Health Research Congress, and this year marks the 54th congress.

The ministry increased the research fund to be able to con­duct research more frequently, and it allocated K1,500 million for 150 research projects in the 2025-2026 financial year. He also appreciated the research papers and posters conducted with the funds of the ministry, and high­lighted 71 research papers and 45 posters to be submitted at the event.

He added that the congress will feature four seminars and two talks by local and foreign re­searchers.

The congress theme is “Better Health through Medical Research”, and it includes the Myanmar-Korea Joint Sympo­sium (2026), the Symposium on Genomic Research, in a hybrid system, and “Who Are We? Trans­forming the Health Professional Educators for the 21st Century”.

He emphasized that, for the medical community of Myan­mar, the long-standing Health Research Congress is of great significance, as the sharing of research results and analyses by researchers, along with the experiences, knowledge sharing, and recommendations of med­ical professionals and adminis­trators, is critically important for policy-making, management, implementation work, and the development of the health sector. In order to further strengthen and broaden knowledge sharing, the researchers should not only submit papers to the congress but also continue efforts to publish their research findings in local and international research jour­nals.

Addressing key health prob­lems in the country requires ev­idence-based research findings and nationwide health surveys, which should be carried out an­nually with the participation and cooperation of relevant depart­ments. As the enhancement of national healthcare also depends on the research capacity of citi­zens, the ministry will continue to support the development and strengthen research activities.

After the opening ceremo­ny, the Union minister and party observed the research poster exhibition. — MNA/KTZH