Pe Thet Khin ( my, ဖေသက်ခင်) was the
Minister for Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
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of Myanmar (Burma), and a practicing
paediatrician
Pediatrics (American and British English differences, also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, Adolescence, adolescents, and young adults. In the United King ...
. He previously served as Professor of Child Health in
University of Medicine, Mandalay
The University of Medicine, Mandalay ( my, ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ် (မန္တလေး), ; formerly Institute of Medicine, Mandalay), located in Mandalay is one of five medical universities in Myanmar. The university offers Bachelo ...
. Later he served as the rector of the
University of Medicine-1, Yangon
The University of Medicine 1, Yangon ( my, ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်(၁) ရန်ကုန် ; formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, it is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers M.B., B.S. ( ...
. In 2011, he became the Minister of Health in
Thein Sein's government. But he resigned on 29 July 2014.
Publications
Bringing Health Research to the Renewed U.S.-Myanmar Relationship June 2012, ''Science & Diplomacy''
References
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Burmese paediatricians
University of Medicine 1, Yangon alumni
Health ministers of Myanmar
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people