A new paper. UHC or universal health coverage will benefit the population of Myanmar little unless action is taken on the conditions that cause the most mortality. It is clear that tobacco smoking in men and overweight/obesity in women require immediate action. There are proven ‘Best Buys’ interventions to respond to NCDs. Myanmar needs to […]

The title says it all: ‘Test and treat’ programmes are failing to reach people at highest risk of HIV transmission. http://www.aidsmap.com/news/sep-2019/test-and-treat-programmes-are-failing-reach-people-highest-risk-hiv-transmission?utm_source=NAM-Email-Promotion&utm_medium=aidsmap-news&utm_campaign=aidsmap-news Jamie

Establishing smoke free zones is easy. Enforcing them is not. Will nicotine vaping be allowed in these zones? What other more effective to decrease the prevalence of tobacco smoking have been taken by the NLD? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Eight more Bagan sites declared smoke-free Kyaw Ko Ko Myanmar Times 25 September 2019 Bagan authorities have prohibited […]

“As venerable groups including people who inject drugs (PWIDs), female sex workers, men who have sex with men (MSMs), prisoners and migrants are likely to behave dangerously, infection rate is still high among them.” I love this sentence from Eleven Media. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Over 350 ART centres and branches opened in over 240 townships Ei […]

People in Myanmar do understand that race is a construct, don’t they? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Yangon has over 97,000 Chinese and 60,000 Bengalis: Minister San Htoo Aung and Pyaw Phyo Aung 21 September 2019 Yangon Region has over 97,000 Chinese and over 60,000 Bengalis out of over 5.6 million people, said Naing Ngan Lin, Regional Minister […]

Here is a new WHO analysis of health expenditure in Myanmar. https://drive.google.com/open?id=142C_S5B8QjHitzlZ1w2UJOhJaKmjpaWV https://apps.who.int/nha/database/DocumentationCentre/GetFile/57479471/en The Myanmar government spends a lower amount on health per GDP as almost anywhere on earth. Jamie

It is rare to see a critical analysis, or even criticism, of UequalsU. It is evidence or evangalism? https://www.bmj.com/content/366/bmj.l5554 Jamie

If enforcement of no smoking zones is the most progressive move that Myanmar can make in tobacco smoking reduction then the battle of tobacco control is already lost. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Ministry to train officials on anti-smoking laws Aunt Phay Kyi Soe Myanmar Times 17 September 2019 Public health officers will attend a three-day workshop this […]

Treat all increases uptake. How is Myanmar doing with treat all and test and treat? https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002822 Jamie

Here are the SDGs in Burmese. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1YJuhcfyhmuFzUPOdXtA0KttJRtboS3Uo Hat tip to Thura Aung. Jamie

What community interventions work to achieve 90-90-90? https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0219826 Community health workers or peer workers. Jamie

Action on NCDs needs to involve both prevention and treatment. Much of the work of prevention will occur outside the health sector. Universal health coverage as it is presently planned will not address this. Here is a well thought-out paper on moving forward. https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/4/e001717?utm_source=Global+Health+NOW+Main+List&utm_campaign=ce462a391f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_08_20_08_26&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d0d062dbd-ce462a391f-889767 Jamie