Myanmar
PHJ established its Myanmar Office in Nay Pyi Taw to improve medical and health care services of village clinics and health centers as well as to extend educational support to raise health awareness of the villagers.
About Myanmar
The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, once called Burma, is located on the west of the Indochina Peninsula. Its economy had been stagnant for a long time due to the state isolationist policy. Since 2011, the country has been drastically changing its course to democratic
and economic reforms. Its capital used to be Yangon but in 2006 was moved to Nay Pyi Taw, 320 kilometers inland from Yangon.
Maternal and child health condition is critical in Myanmar. The maternal mortality ratio is rather high among the Southeast Asian countries. The maternal mortality ratio is high among the South East Asian countries. Also the infant mortality rate (the number of infants die before reaching 1 year old) is 40 per 1,000 live births, which means that the medical service level is similar to Cambodia. The infection of malaria and HIV is also high.
Introduction of Projects
Maternal and Child Health Care Improvement For details
Country Information
| Myanmar | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 680,000 sq.km | 378,000 sq.km |
| Population | 52.8 million | 128 million |
| Gross national income | US$1,307 | US$42,000 |
| Ethnic groups | Burmese 70%, Many other minority ethnic groups |
Japanese 98.5%, Ainu, Korean, Chinese |
| Language | Burmese | Japanese |
| Religion | Buddhist 90%, Christian, Moslim |
Shinto + Buddhist 84%, Christian 2%,Others 7.8% |
| Life expectancy | 67 years | 84 years |
| Fertility rate | 2.2 children born/woman | 1.5 children born/woman |
| Literacy rate | 76% | 100% |
| Infant mortality rate | 40/ 1000 live births | 2 / 1000 live births |
| Under 5 mortality rate | 51 / 1000 | 3 / 1000 |
| Percentage of 1 year olds fully immunized against measles |
91% | 96% |
| Maternal mortality rate |
178 / 100,000 persons | 5/ 100,000 persons |
| Skilled attendant at birth |
60% | 100% |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence rate （15-49 years） |
0.7% | less than 0.1% |
Source：UNICEF 2017, MOFA Japan 2018, CIA 2017