Mizzima awarded global JTI certificate for reliable news on Myanmar

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Mizzima Mizzima, one of Myanmar ’s most prominent news outlets and a press freedom advocate, obtained the Journalism Trust Initiative ( JTI ) certification from global audit firm Bureau Veritas , JTI says in a press statement 5 January.  Operating in clandestine mode within Myanmar and supported by an exiled team, Mizzima strives to fulfil its role as reliable source of news and information for the Myanmar public. “Your Journalism Trust Initiative certification affirms what audiences already know: that principled, transparent journalism matters. Congratulations on this achievement and on your continued contribution to informing citizens about Myanmar,” says Benjamin Sabbah , director of Journalism Trust Initiative “Myanmar’s ongoing conflict has created an intensely contested media landscape, where mis- and disinformation are increasingly deployed to reinforce state propaganda and the prevailing “official” narrative. Although Mizzima is already regarded as one of the most trusted ...
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Thailand steps up surveillance on Burmese migrants for A (H1N1) virus

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by Usa Pichai
Wednesday, 15 July 2009 21:47

Chiang Mai (Mizzima) – The surveillance level for A(H1N1) virus has been stepped up among Burmese migrant workers in the border town of Mae Sot by Thailand’s public health authorities.

Health officials from Mae Sot Hospital and NGO staff members have compiled a Burmese language handbook about the influenza and its prevention. It has been distributed to migrant children in learning centres and factories where thousands work.

A worker in Mae Sot said she was told to use a sanitized mask while working in the factory. “I am scared about the disease but I don’t know much about it,” she said.

Phongpot Bianamlorm, a public health official from Mae Sot hospital said that the hospital is spreading information through the media with leaflets being distributed among migrant school children and in factories. It details how to protect oneself from the disease. The content is translated from the information the Public Health Ministry has, but is easy to read and understand.

Two suspected A(H1N1) patients are being treated in Mae Sot Hospital, according to a report in the Thai news website Komchadluek on Tuesday.

The Federation of Thai Industries in Tak province has requested cooperation from entrepreneurs in the province to step up surveillance and prevent spread of the virus by letting workers use masks. If a worker is ill with cold or flu the employers should be informed immediately. Outsiders should not be allowed into the plants.

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday confirmed three new deaths from A(H1N1), raising the country's flu-related fatalities to 24. The ministry also reported 176 new A(H1N1) cases, bringing the total to 4,057 patients, a majority being school children.

The Thai authorities introduced A(H1N1) screening measures in schools nationwide on Monday to detect students at risk. This should be effective in controlling an outbreak in schools. The ministry's report revealed that the measures could reduce the number of newly-infected cases in schools.

In its latest decision the Thai Cabinet on Tuesday approved a budget of Baht 850 million to buy vaccines against the new strain of influenza and Oseltamivir tablets. Baht 600 million will be used to buy two million doses of the vaccine and the rest is for the tablets.

The vaccines are to be divided into two lots. The first is expected to arrive in Thailand in December and the second in January. Health workers, medical personnel and doctors would be among the first group to receive the vaccines, followed by doctors and medical personnel working in the southernmost provinces, as well as security personnel and people having underlying disease.

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