Thanks to another well informed reader for an anonymous comment I received about the new drug policy featured in http://hivinfo4mm.org/new-drug-policy/ and in [him] 2627 and 2632. Any replies or more comments? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ What is the status of the Law on Drugs that is still under review. What will happen if the policy is in […]

Anyone interested in the health and well being of people who use drugs in Myanmar will find this a useful report. About the new drug law. “It is expected that the new draft law will be discussed in Parliament this year. The text of the draft has not been published yet.” That is not very […]

I have only one question about this story. How could one know the difference between fake instant coffee and real instant coffee? Three in one coffeemix is full of sugar and whatever that white stuff is made of. It is as unhealthy as Coca Cola and other sugary drinks. I hope UNODC has a programme […]

The new treemap of Disability Life Years in Myanmar has been published. http://ihmeuw.org/3wye You can see that noncommunicable diseases, mental health disorders, and sudden conditions cause more ill health and death than infectious ones. The treemap is beautiful to me. Jamie

I haven’t heard about Patjasan in a while. The online videos of the torture and ill treatment that Patjasan militants inflict on their victims are being deleted one by one. It doesn’t matter whether “Many locals agree with Pat Jasan’s harsh approach to “rehabilitation.” It is still torture and ill treatment whether they agree with […]

Who caved in to give this amnesty? How many will suffer ill health and eventually death because of the amnesty? How will the regulation be enforced when it (finally) comes into effect? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Graphic packaging amnesty granted for cigarettes Htike Nanda Win Myanmar Times Tuesday, 04 October 2016 After lobbying from tobacco companies, a […]

It was thirteen years ago today that Hla Htut Win died. It is in his memory that I keep writing Health in Myanmar. Reading a copy of the New Light of Myanmar from that time is like looking into another world. https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=16&ved=0ahUKEwjf68K3s8LPAhUMLI8KHWAECZs4ChAWCD4wBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibiblio.org%2Fobl%2Fdocs%2FNLM2003-10-18.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGXJVFSV89HOInWrnrVHQjF6X5SUg&bvm=bv.134495766,d.c2I&cad=rja Jamie

You’ve got to watch these condom videos from DKT in Myanmar. and then look at the report https://www.dropbox.com/s/lh8szthx9y3wevm/dkt%20mm%20newsletter%20oct%2016.pdf?dl=0 Comments? Jamie

Thanks to a well informed reader for this anonymous comment I received about the new drug policy featured in http://hivinfo4mm.org/new-drug-policy/ and in [him] 2627. Any replies or more comments? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ I agree that there should be a professional consultation process for the drug policy reform work and it should not be rushed. The consultation […]

I know that some readers are uncomfortable with the idea of Health in Myanmar [him] posting anonymous complaints about health services. And especially health care providers. But these stories need to be told and heard. This one is lightly edited. What is the formal mechanism to register complaints about HIV related discrimination by health care […]