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MAFP receives the second shipment of PPE from Shin Kong Hospital
The Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital delivered the second shipment of PPE to the Myanmar Academy of Family Physicians.
MAFP Participates in Community Activities for COVID-19 Prevention March31, 2020
To promote the public awareness of the preventive measures to lower COVID-19 spread, the Myanmar Academy of Family Physicians published health education posters on March 3o.
A Training of Trainers Program for Masters in Family Medicine
A Training of Trainers Program for Masters in Family Medicine 7-8 November 2019 University of Medicine -1 The Ministry of Health and Sports, the Department of Human Resources for Health (DHRH) conducted Family Medicine Induction Seminar on November 7 and 8 at the…
WORLD FAMILY DOCTOR DAY 2019
The MAFP joined the General Practitioners’ Society and the WONCA Yangon 2021 organizing committee to hold ceremonies for World Family Doctor Day 2019.
MAFP SIGNS MOU WITH SHIN KONG HOSPITAL FOR STUDENT TRAINING
The signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Myanmar Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) and Shin Kong Hospital (SKH) took place at the Sule Shangri-la hotel in downtown Yangon. The two parties agreed to cooperate in the field of medical education and research, and also to share….
GRADUATION CEREMONY, TRAINING OF FACULTY (TOF) FELLOWSHIP
The MAFP celebrated the completion of TOF parts 1-3 by 19 newly certified teachers of Family Medicine. These graduates are now prepared to participate directly in Primary Care systems strengthening in Myanmar by leading future clinical training programs…
New Southbound medical program expands to seventh country
Last June the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) created the New Southbound Nations Medical Team to further develop the soft power of Taiwanese medical assistance and expand Taiwan’s influence among countries in Southeast Asia. Last year the number of international…
Shin Kong deepens commitments in Myanmar; Chang Gung becomes coordinator for Malaysia
This year the flagship healthcare program under the government’s New Southbound Policy initiated a new round of bidding. Myanmar was added to the program, and under the “one country, one coordinator” plan, the Shin Kong Hospital secured rights to organize…
Mandalay Family Medicine Trainers Completed Faculty Training Level-2
The Myanmar Academy of Family Physicians and the Boston University Global Health Collaborative have successfully concluded the Training of Family Medicine Faculty- Level 2 (TOF2) in Mandalay. Similar to TOF1, MAFP and BU cooperated with Mandalay General…
Shin Kong Hospital Visited to MAFP
The delegates from Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital (SKH) visited the office of the Myanmar Academy of Family Physicians on May 15, 2018.The members of the delegation were Dr.Jung-Hui Hsu, attending physician in gastroenterology, Karen Chang,…