All the Myanmar abstracts for the upcoming AIDS Conference in Mexico City are here: http://programme.ias2019.org/Search/Search?search=myanmar Jamie

It is good to see papers published with only Myanmar authors. What ‘retention strategies’ have the authors put in place? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Differential loss to follow-up rates among adult tuberculosis patients – Findings from the largest private sector tuberculosis clinic database in Myanmar Ye Kyaw Aung, Phyu Phyu Swe, Zayar Kyaw, Si Thu Thein Published: […]

I’ve learned how to use two patient care software programmes in a year. They need to be comprehensive and convenient. It is not easy for a designer. Good luck. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Tech start-up offers solution for medical record-keeping Aung Phay Kyi Soe Myanmar Times 20 June 2019 Most health clinics in Myanmar are dependent on […]

Looks like the number of people with opioid use disorder on methadone is finally creeping up. And the dosages used are higher, in most cases, than they were before. Are take-home doses allowed? Time to introduce buprenorphine/naloxone. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Methadone centre treating over 300 heroin users in Thingangyun Aung Phay Kyi Soe Myanmar Times 24 […]

Here is some bad news and good news on health in Myanmar. The flip flop on the policy to allow foreign liquor imports, like most flip flops, is illustrative of bad governance. Foreign liquor companies or importers will use their skills in marketing and advertising to increase alcohol consumption. More sick people. More deaths. The […]

Surgical masks do not prevent influenza. Sleep, fluids, and food do not prevent influenza. You can help prevent influenza by doing the following: Regular hand washing. with proper drying of the hands Covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing, using tissues and disposing of them correctly Early self-isolation of those feeling unwell, feverish and […]

Here is some valid information on H1N1 in Myanmar. http://www.promedmail.org/direct.php?id=20190619.6528479 Jamie

Are lack of sleep, dehydration, and going “out in the midday sun” risk factors for influenza infection? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ H1N1 Kills 3 in Yangon San Yamin AUNG The Irrawaddy 19 June 2019 YANGON—Three people have died from the H1N1 influenza virus in Yangon and four others have been diagnosed with the disease, the Ministry of […]

This is swell for Yangon. What about the rest of the country? Is the ‘National’ Blood Centre really just the ‘Yangon’ Blood Centre? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Blood centre starts donation campaign to ensure adequate hospital supplies Aung Phay Kyi Soe 17 June 2019 The National Blood Center of Myanmar (NBC) has started its Team 99 Campaign […]

Rember the condom imgbroglio? Grand Chancellor Albrecht von “Boeselager had been dismissed because of allegations that under his tenure the order’s charity branch had inadvertently been involved in distributing condoms in Burma to prevent the spread of HIV.” I am so glad that the extraordinary rite has been abandoned. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Order of Malta leader […]

This post is not likely to win me many friends. Culture is not fixed or uniform. Culture changes and differs from place to place. What may be ‘Myanmar’ culture to the men at the Myanmar Medical Association who want to control women’s bodies may be different than the Myanmar culture among women in Putao. Both […]

For some of the context of health and recent changes in health care in Myanmar you can see what people say at the LIFT Fund Forum. https://www.liftforum.org/presentations Jamie