Regional AlertMyanmar: Cyclone Mocha Situation Report No.3 June 6, 2023By MBDS Team2 Jun 2023. Humanitarian response operations continue to expand through organizations with new and existing TAs across the cyclonestricken regions of Rakhine, Chin, Magway, Sagaing, and Kachin, with shelter and food assistance particularly gathering pace. READ MORE
Regional AlertHigher risk of haze in southern ASEAN region between June and October 2023 June 6, 2023By MBDS Team29 May 2023. The dry season is expected to be more intense and prolonged compared to recent years, said the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre. READ MORE
Regional AlertUNICEF Myanmar Humanitarian Situation Report No. 8 (Cyclone MOCHA): 27-29 May 2023 June 2, 2023By MBDS Team30 May 2023. The humanitarian situation in regions and states affected by Cyclone Mocha continues to be a concern, as challenges in a number of affected sectors will have an impact on children’s survival, wellbeing and development. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina Might Have 65 Million COVID Cases a Week by June. How Worried Should the World Be? June 2, 2023By MBDS Team29 May 2023. Last week when a Chinese senior health adviser projected 65 million COVID-19 cases per week in China by June, some health experts sounded the alarm. READ MORE
Regional AlertASEAN Humanitarian Assistance to the People of Myanmar in Response to the Impact of Tropical Cyclone MOCHA May 28, 2023By MBDS Team22 May 2023. ASEAN delivered the first batch of Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN (DELSA) relief items of USD 100,000 in value to support the people of Myanmar affected by the Tropical Cyclone MOCHA. READ MORE
Regional AlertBorder clinics open a window into Myanmar’s dire healthcare needs May 28, 2023By MBDS Team24 May 2023. At 9 am each morning, patients begin trickling into the waiting area of the Mae Tao clinic in western Thailand. By the end of most days, as many as 400 will have walked through its doors. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina is bracing for a massive new wave of COVID cases. What this means for the rest of the world May 28, 2023By MBDS Team24 May 2023. A spring festival flower market in Guangzhou reopens on Jan. 20 after closures to prevent the spread of COVID. Cases of Omicron variant XBB are mounting in China, forming a new wave expected to crest around 65 million cases weekly by the end of June. READ MORE
Regional AlertVietnam seeks WHO’s assistance for supply of botulism antitoxin May 23, 2023By MBDS Team22 May 2023. Since Cho Ray Hospital (Vietnam) ran out of botulism antitoxin while three patients in Ho Chi Minh City with serious food poisoning were in need of botulism antitoxin, Vietnam asked for the help of the WHO. READ MORE
Regional AlertViệt Nam to consider announcing the end of COVID-19 pandemic May 23, 2023By MBDS Team22 May 2023. Vietname Prime Minister assigned Ministry of Health to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to prepare a dossier to reclassify COVID-19 from group A to group B infectious disease and announce the end of the pandemic. READ MORE
Regional AlertThreat of Covid not over yet, warns public health expert May 23, 2023By MBDS Team21 May 2023. Thailand public health expert said that the 2nd week of May has seen 38% more Covid-19 patients being hospitalized across country compared to 1st week. Patients are still at risk of developing severe symptoms, death or long Covid. READ MORE
