Regarding the disease control activities in Myanmar since 1978, integration of health service activities was carried out where the vertical disease campaign staff were integrated into the basic health staff. Since then the basic health staff have been involved in providing services for Malaria Control, Implementation of Multi Drug Therapy Programme in leprosy, case finding and treatment of TB cases, immunization of children against 6 major childhood diseases, control of diarrhoeal diseases and surveillance activities etc. Myanmar after gaining independence, establish campaigns to fight against major infectious diseases.
Malaria is one of the top leading priority diseases in the country.
The malaria morbidity and mortality is more or less stabilized during the last 4 years. Cleaning breeding sites of Mosquitoes by the community Malaria control activities are carried out by coordination and cooperation among the various organizations . It consists of malaria staff, basic health staff, voluntary heath workers, NGOs, health related ministries and the private sectors. To implement malaria control as a national concern and to carry out this responsibility with added momentum. To reduce malaria morbidity and mortality.