BBC Burmese service 1-12-2007 8:15 pm

Here is a report on the activities of a group of people living with HIV in Myanmar. How does one measure a reduction in discrimination?

The rhetoric from the National AIDS Programme is that treatment is free. This is the first time that a public report has demonstrated that the National AIDS Programme is not providing free treatment to people with HIV. It is clear that user charges are being levied. Are there charges in Mandalay as well?

Here is a speech made two months ago. Were any similar speeches made in Yangon or Mandalay or Naypyidaw that the [him] moderator can post?

Many [him] readers know the excellent work done by White Rainbow on reducing the impact of HIV in Burma / Myanmar.

Here is limited good news about syphilis. This slide from the NAP review meeting shows the aggregate prevalence in antenatal clinic attenders is declining.

When he hears about all these new Japanese-funded buildings he almost forgets that Kenji Nagai was shot by that Tatmadawman wearing pnaq.

Why not nominate an organisation from Myanmar?

Many of us working in HIV remember Nwe Nwe Aye's articles on HIV a few years back. She was always writing articles to challenge the censors …

A presentation from Banmaw township demonstrates three major weaknesses of the PMTCT programme.

The [him] moderator has searched his favourite HIV websites to look for case studies of people dying from shock because their community worker has gone into hiding. He found none. One hopes that the HIV/AIDS welfare group can build capacity so that it is not so dependent on the work of one person. And that Phyu Phyu Tin remains safe.

Today [him] begins a series entitled NAP Annual Review. It is based on powerpoint presentations from the National AIDS Programme Annual Review 30 October through 2 November 2007 that have been sent to him by several sources over the last couple of months.