There is only one paragraph about heroin in this article but the word ‘addiction’ is used in the headline. The Guardian loves headline clickbait when it is brought to you by Humanity United, an Omidyar venture. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/feb/25/deadly-landslides-drug-addiction-myanmar-toxic-jade-trade Jamie

This may be news for Than Sein, but most people interested in health in Myanmar already know this. What else do older people die of than NCDs? Just put Myanmar and deaths in the left panel of this interactive site and you will see what he refers to. https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/ Is this site on Facebook? But […]

Prevalence of diabetes was high in this study in Myanmar. It is a shame that hemoglobin A1C was not measured. You can download the whole paper. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Measurement of diabetes, prediabetes and their associated risk factors in Myanmar 2014 4 March 2019 Volume 2019:12 Pages 291—298 https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S156270 Tint-Swe Latt,1,2 Ko-Ko Zaw,3 Ko Ko,4 Moh-Moh […]

There is not a lot of analysis of supply and demand in this piece on fortified rice. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Health minister urges public to eat fortified rice Aung Phay Kyi Soe Myanmar Times 5 March 2019 Health and Sports Minister Dr Myint Htwe has urged people to eat fortified rice to prevent stunting in children […]

Six females who inject drugs are served by this programme. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ #BalanceforBetter: Reaching Female Drug Users in Kachin State, Myanmar CPI 3/7/2019 To mark International Women’s Day 2019, we look at innovative approaches to reaching hidden female drug users and female intimate partners of men who inject drugs in Kachin State, Myanmar, with health […]

Why are World Bank figures used in this article instead of WHO ones? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Women warned against falling for big tobacco’s hype John Grafilo Myanmar Times 8 March 2018 A regional anti-tobacco organisation on Thursday warned women against falling for a campaign by tobacco companies to lure women to acquire the deadly smoking habit. […]

Here is a blurb from Duke about malaria in the region. https://spark.adobe.com/page/7Gqgi8wnvn1BI/?utm_source=Global+Health+NOW+Main+List&utm_campaign=96e854b810-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_02_27_01_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d0d062dbd-96e854b810-889767 Jamie

It is nice to see a secular image at the top of this calendar by Smoke Free Yangon. 2019 calendar with Smokefreeyangon pic.twitter.com/0qol5Pbzxs — @SmokefreeYangon (@smokefreeyangon) January 6, 2019 But the calendar is anything but secular. Some religions get a lot of information and other religions get none. If Smokefree Yangon is a nonreligious organisation […]

Have you seen this review of the ASEAN war on drugs? http://files.idpc.net/library/10-year%20review_ASIA.pdf There are many people who lost this war. Time for a peace agreement. Jamie

Two readers responded to my question on evidence on the effectivness of TasP and PrEP on bloodborne transmission of HIV. I asked: “Do any readers know of any evidence that #PrEP is effective at preventing bloodborne HIV transmission among people who inject drugs (#PWID). Do any readers know of any evidence that Undetectable = Untransmissible […]

I often hear about ‘prevention’ of drug use. What works? As this publication shows, not much. https://www.aidsdatahub.org/sites/default/files/publication/UNODC_International_standards_on_drug_use_prevention-2nd_edition_2019.pdf Jamie