As the NLD prepares to govern, who will advise them on reducing health disparities? Here are two views. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2901030-2/fulltext?rss=yes&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2815%2900987-3/abstract Jamie

Well here is some good news … about Myanmar. There are now one hundred thousand people on antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar. That is, coincidentally, the same number of people on antiretroviral treatment in Vietnam. What comparison can we make between the two countries? Firstly, Myanmar has fewer new infections a year, at about 7,000. Vietnam […]

The new UNAIDS global report says on page 33: “Among low- and middle-income countries, Brazil, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar and the Republic of Moldova have achieved viral suppression for more than 80% of people receiving antiretroviral therapy.” http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/documents/2015/FocusLocationPopulation But a kind of cascade diagram on the AIDS Data Hub website shows […]

Got assumptions? Want to understand them? Look at this document. http://www.apcom.org/2015/08/13/from-principles-to-practice-a-tool-to-help-understand-assumptions-that-lie-behind-the-work-with-msm-and-transgender-people/ We all have thinking to do. Jamie

Remember [him] 2398 or http://hivinfo4mm.org/another-consulting-opportunity/ when I noted a consultancy opportunity for someone who enjoys pain? It is still open. http://reliefweb.int/job/1286196/international-consultant-pr-transition Jamie

Just a few little questions to accompany the two WAD articles from Eleven Myanmar. Should a political party be implementing prevention and care activities? Should UNAIDS? Will Eleven Myanmar ever get the numbers and their context right? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ NLD celebrates World AIDS Day World AIDS Day was commemorated at the NLD’s headquarters in Yangon. […]

Is it really that difficult for a journalist to find out how many people are currently taking antiretroviral treatment in Myanmar? BTW all two hundred thousand people in the country living with HIV need treatment. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Stigma Stalks Burma’s HIV Patients Despite Advances in Treatment Ei Cherry Aung The Irrawaddy Tuesday, December 1, 2015 […]

This reporting is abysmal. Carriers? Happy World AIDS Day. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Thai-Myanmar border disease patrols Editor, The Nation 2015-11-23 BANGKOK: — The Public Health Ministry ordered that three contagious diseases be closely monitored along the border region in Ranong province as the establishment of the Asean Community will encourage the movement of more people in […]