Information Sheet N0. C- 2856 ( I)

MYANMAR INFORMATION COMMITTEE
YANGON

Information Sheet
N0. C- 2856 ( I)                        2nd December, 2003


(1) Senior General Receives Deputy Chief of General Staff of CPLA 

Visiting Deputy Chief of General Staff of Chinese Peopleâs Liberation Army
General Wu Quanxu and party paid a courtesy call on Chairman of the State Peace
and Development Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General
Than Shwe at Zeyarthiri Beikman in Yangon on 1 December.


(2) World AIDS Day Commemorative Ceremony 

The World AIDS Day commemorative ceremony was held at the International
Business Centre in Yangon on 1 December. It was attended by deputy ministers,
members of the Central Committee for Prevention and Eradication of AIDS,
ambassadors from foreign missions in Yangon, resident representatives of
agencies under the UN, members of Global Fund for AIDS, TB & Malaria Country
Coordinating Mechanism (CCM), members of UN Expanded Theme Group on HIV/AIDS,
departmental heads, rectors and officials of universities under the Medical
Research Department, medical superintendents from hospitals in Yangon,
officials from the Ministry of Health, social organization members, chairmen
and representatives of the organizations at home and abroad conducting AIDS
educative activities and invited guests.

A multi-sectoral National AIDS Committee was formed in 1989 to combat HIV/AIDS.
National AIDS Programme was formulated and implemented in accordance with the
objectives of the National Health Plan.The spread of HIV infection is mainly
related to human behaviour. The strong social and cultural values in Myanmar
have contributed in preventing the spread of HIV infection and also helped in
the care of those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Myanmar is seriously
committed in fighting "HIV/AIDS war" with an all-out effort and with all
available resources, in partnership with national, regional and international
partner agencies.


(3) Thailand Exhibition 2003 to be Held in Yangon Trade Centre

Under the economic cooperation promotion programme between Myanmar and
Thailand, jointly-organized by the Office of the Commercial Royal Thai Embassy
in Yangon and the Department of Export Promotion of Ministry of Commerce of
Thailand, a press conference on Thailand Exhibition 2003 to be held at Yangon
Trade Centre from 10 to 13 December was held at the Dusit Inya Lake Hotel on
1st December.

Altogether 150 companies will display a wide range of products and services in
180 booths, namely: auto parts & accessories, chemical products, children
products, construction materials, hardwares, cosmetics, electronic products,
food products, beverages, packaging, furniture, garments and textiles, fashion
accessories, household products, kitchenwares, leather products, footwears,
machine-tools and parts, pharmaceutical, sanitary products, service, trade and
stationery products.


(4) Radiological Society

The Radiological Society of Myanmar Medical Association (MMA) will hold its
fifth medical conference at the MMA in Yangon on 5 and 6 December 2003.


***************
http://www.myanmar-information.net/