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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Western nations donate health funds for women, children

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Friday, 29 June 2012 15:19 Mizzima News

Ministry of Health Burma logoA new US$ 300 million, five-year programme to benefit pregnant women and children in Burma has been assembled under the Three Millennium Development Goals Fund, to be administered by the government and the U.N.

Seven donors who earlier provided $138 million to fight HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria under the Three Diseases Fund from 2006-12 have now pledged $300 million to improve the health of pregnant women and young children.

Following a meeting this week with the Ministry of Health, the fund will develop a programme to offer health services to people with the greatest need. The donors consist of the governments of Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom in association with the European Union, according to a press statement.

Veronique Lorenzo, the head of operations of the European Union Delegation, will be the first chairperson for the fund.

“Over the next five years the fund aims to assist the government in building a strong health network in Myanmar,” he said. “We are happy to be working closely with the Ministry of Health, and we will be helping them strengthen their systems and capacity to deliver quality basic health to the people of Myanmar.”

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will manage the distribution of the grant funds.

Niels Guenther of UNOPS is in charge of the planning process for the new programme.

“UNOPS is very pleased to be selected as fund manager for this new programme following on from the successes of 3DF with our partners. It comes at a very good time as Myanmar is showing a great willingness to develop. We have an excellent opportunity to help create a sustainable health system in the country,” he said.

Some resources will continue to be directed towards HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria after 3DF closes operations this year. This will help supplement the programme in other areas, which it is currently unable to support, such as the fight against the spread of malaria resistant to the critical drug artimisinin.

UNOPS is an operational arm of the United Nations that helps its partners implement more than $1 billion worth of aid and development projects each year, often in challenging environments.

In Burma, it currently administers funds for the Three Diseases Fund, the Global Fund fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT) and the Joint Initiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.

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