Crop insurance can play an essential role in the agriculture sector because erratic weather on account of climate change is a big challenge for local and foreign investors.

Smoking and consumption of tobacco products kill more than 60,000 people every year in Myanmar. Tobacco products, including cigarettes, can cause at least 16 different cancers of the body, including lung cancer, cancers of the mouth, larynx, pharynx, esophagus, bladder, kidney, pancreas, liver, cervix, stomach, colon, and rectum.

Equality is the basic principle of a democratic society, and participating in elections and voting are the rights of all men and women.

MYANMAR is evolving into a people-based system, because people are the most effective resource in our system to benefit the country and the people, with a new policy giving priority to raising awareness about health, prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases, school health, safety of patients, and health research.