Myanmar and Brazil set to collaborate on projects in­volving the manufacturing of high-quality anti-snake venom, vaccination, and serum collec­tion in Myanmar, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Af­fairs.

Regarding these projects, discussions took place between Myanmar Ambassador to Brazil U Aung Kyaw Zan and Mr Nelci Peres Caixeta, Head of Techni­cal Cooperation for Africa, Asia, and Oceania Department at the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) under the Brazilian For­eign Ministry, on 17 November.

In the meeting, both par­ties cordially discussed the implementation plans for the technical upgrade project of antivenom production in Myanmar, which was agreed upon and signed between the two countries under the frame­work of the Brazilian Coopera­tion Agency. They also explored the exchange of experts and the sharing of technologies be­tween the two nations.

Through this project agree­ment, the joint implementation of vaccination and serum collec­tion, along with the production of high-quality anti-snake ven­om in Myanmar, will soon com­mence. The collaboration will involve Myanmar’s pharma­ceutical factory (Insein) (BPI) and the Butantan Institute of Brazil, based in São Paulo, as per the guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO). — ASH/ZN