OK, I know this is Eleven Myanmar but I have three points to make about this article on NCDs in Myanmar. 1) The data is four or five years old. The data from 2018 should now be available to make real time decisions. Tablets will not make a difference; Myanmar needs better health information systems. […]

This article reminds me that it is not for lack of legislation that tobacco smoking rates in Myanmar are increasing. There is no enforcement. Whose job is it to enforce legislative measures? The NLD-led government? If “cigarettes are comparatively cheap in Myanmar” then raise the tax. More government revenue. Fewer smokers. Chewing tobacco and smoking […]

Now is a good time to review the draft US PEPFAR guidance for the new year. https://www.pepfar.gov/reports/guidance/287906.htm Jamie

Have you taken a look at these methamphetamine treatment guidelines for Myanmar? https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EXuAAPrpmxQPwH9IzzMaqe7Qxve0aM1I Good to see harm reduction mentioned. Is there a Burmese language version? Has it been translated into other Myanmar languages? What percentage of users develop ‘dependence’? How many providers are competent to provide the treatment methods outlined on page 38? Vietnam is […]