TB incidence is almost unchanged in many years in Myanmar. https://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/gtbr2018_annex2.pdf?ua=1 page 195 It is going to be a *long* time before the TB epidemic ends. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ No title Press Release 9 July 2019 Nay Pyi Taw – On behalf of Union Minister of Health and Sports H.E. Dr. Myint Htwe, Dr. Thandar Lwin, […]

It has been several years since the global 90-90-90 goals were first proposed by UNAIDS. There has been ample time for countries to develop the monitoring and evaluation tools needed to measure progress on achieving the goals and report on them. A lot of money has been spent on this. What is the progress towards […]

Tobacco taxes, part of STAX, are underused in Myanmar and the region. https://seatca.org/dmdocuments/SEATCA_TOBACCO_TAX_INDEX_ART6_2019_Final.pdf More! Jamie

Do you agree with Patricia Graves that Myanmar will be malaria free by 2030? She “travelled to Myanmar as a consultant last year to assess US-funded malaria projects”. Have you seen her report? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ How Myanmar became an example to the world in the battle against malaria Once a malaria blackspot, Myanmar has used […]

It is not a disrepect issue. It is not a moral issue. Of course it has nothing to do with child sexual assault. Dr Nang Mwe San deserves my respect, her colleagues’ respect, and her patient’s respect for her medical competence. What she does without a stethoscope is irrelevant. Shame on the Myanmar Medical Association […]