I didn’t understand this short piece when it was first published. And still don’t. HIV care is free. So the money must be used for hepatitis C. That is a lot of money to treat 160 people with hep C. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Free care for 160 HIV patients Myanmar Times 07 MAR 2018 A plan […]

Wouldn’t it be great if the smart bus stops had smart healthy messages instead of the dumb sick message to drink Coca Cola in the photo? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ French-Myanmar Joint Venture To Install 500 ‘Smart’ Bus Stops in Yangon San Yamin Aung The Irrawaddy 22 January 2018 YANGON — A French-Myanmar joint venture has won […]

Here is a guide to understanding official development assistance to Myanmar. https://asiafoundation.org/publication/supporting-transition-understanding-aid-myanmar-since-2011/ Mohinga.info is another valuable source. Jamie

Knowledge is necessary but not sufficient to change behaviour. We read: “The post-campaign study was designed to measure the … behaviour of smokeless tobacco users”. Where are the findings related to behaviour? How many respondents decreased their betel/tobacco chewing? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Campaign to stamp out betel makes gains Myint Kay Thi 8 May 2018 The […]

IPT for people living with HIV in Myanmar is effective. Why isn’t it being implemented? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858061/pdf/i2220-8372-8-1-20.pdf Jamie

Here are two pieces on the construction of health clinics in prisons and on activities in prison clinics. HIV prevention and care for prisoners was recommended to the 3MDG Fund almost six years ago. https://www.3mdg.org/sites/3mdg.org/files/publication_docs/3mdg-gap-analysis-for-hiv-57-1.pdf I provide medical care in jail clinics. I know that what goes on in the clinics is much more important […]

Watch this #Myanmar KISS #condom video. Clever.

How long before acetaminophen (paracetamol) becomes the standard drug for fever in areas with falciparum malaria? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Acetaminophen as a Renoprotective Adjunctive Treatment in Patients with Severe and Moderately Severe Falciparum Malaria: A Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label Trial Katherine Plewes Hugh W F Kingston Aniruddha Ghose Thanaporn Wattanakul Md Mahtab Uddin Hassan Md Shafiul Haider […]

Are there more poor people or more poor people coming to the Mandalay General Hospital or both? The article doesn’t say. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ for indigent patients in Mandalay triples Maung Zaw Myanmar Times 28 MAR 2018 Donations to patients unable to afford medical care at Mandalay General Hospital have increased three-fold in three years, said […]

Here is a well researched article on women and drugs in Myanmar with a few awkward constructions. For example: “AHRN-facilitated drop-in centre in Kachin State, Myanmar. Established in November 2010, this drop-in centre (DIC), which locals refer to as Amyothamee Nar-Ko-Yar (meaning: “a place to chill out or relax”), is specifically designed for (and largely […]