Bangkok, April 29 -- Thailand's Ministry of Public Health has dispatched the third rotation of its Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to Myanmar to assist victims of the recent earthquake in Mandalay.
A 30-member team, consisting of health workers, a World Health Organisation coordinator and volunteers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation, will provide assistance in the neighbouring country until May 2, said Dr Anek Mungaomklang, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Disease Control.
Its mission is to step up surveillance of communicable diseases and improve shelter and water management systems in quake-affected areas, he said.
Thailand will also install a water filtration system, which is capable of producing at least 600 litres of drinkab...