Suu Kyi thinks the Union Spirit will have an impact on the epidemic in Myanmar. https://www.gnlm.com.mm/state-counsellor-highlights-importance-of-union-spirit-during-video-conference-with-covid-19-frontline-fighters-in-rakhine-state/ Jamie

Videos on older people and Covid19 coronavirus in the Burmese language. Thanks to Prudence Foundation and @IFRCAsiaPacific through SAFE STEPS for the support on the production of these videos to ensure #olderpeople are protected from #COVID19. Videos are available in #Burmese, #Bahasa Indonesia, #Khmer, #Thai and #Vietnamese https://t.co/ZZ7ONbFQhw pic.twitter.com/2IydR113iE — HelpAge Asia Pacific (@HelpAgeAPRO) August […]

I’m not sure why the World Health Organisation is looking for technical guidance from everyone on cervical cancer treatment. But you can contribute. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/K83LCC3 Jamie

This is supposed to be a deep dive into Covid19 coronavirus in Myanmar. It looks and sounds like a conference twenty years ago. But with better slides. https://player.rcplondon.ac.uk/video/1_ky7oi2mt?fbclid=IwAR3K27kfi0EEIqs6bTT4J6JuSa1CFcA7-z9w0gg30M0BeKZF4ukHSLYfZfE What do you think? Jamie

Test all and treat all did not make a difference to HIV related mortality in this Myanmar study. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/hiv.12886 Something is wrong with the care that was provided. What is it? Jamie

I wrote about how artemisinin resistant malaria has done an ‘end run’ a few days ago. For the past ten years people considered to be experts in malaria in Southeast Asia have been banging the drum about the inevitability of the spread of artemisinin resistant malaria from Asia to Africa. Googling “malaria resistance “spread to […]

Save the Children USA in Myanmar has made a posting for a Chief of Party for the Global Fund with a closing date of 30 September 2020 https://reliefweb.int/job/3660362/chief-party-global-fund-myanmar?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shared&utm_source=twitter.com Jamie

“The hype over chloroquine as a potential treatment for the coronavirus has led to hoarding of the drug in some countries like Myanmar, depleting its global stocks.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/health/coronavirus-tuberculosis-aids-malaria.html Is Myanmar hoarding chloroquine? Jamie

Malaria researchers and programme implementers in Southeast Asia have long banged the drum about ‘spread’ of artemisinin resistance to Africa. Others ridiculed the idea and thought indigenous de novo resistance would occur. It did. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-1005-2 Now I hope we will not hear any more about ‘spread to Africa’. Jamie

Three people have been sentenced to “three months in prison with hard labor”. Has any other country given such a severe sentence to anyone for a public health infraction during the pandemic? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar Pastors Jailed for Defying COVID-19 Restrictions Christian pastor Saw David Lah, who was found guilty of violating COVID-19 restrictions, appeared […]

This image shows that it has been almost five years since PrEP was inserted into a draft HIV strategic plan for Myanmar until the first tablet was taken last week. That is a long time. Better late than never I suppose. https://media-exp1.licdn.com/dms/image/C5622AQFiN8ysULwVrw/feedshare-shrink_800/0?e=1599696000&v=beta&t=F0Zy80cBXK6fBPL50r510TK_dg690S5YG8_98PvjcoI Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Kiira Gustafson HIV/AIDS Program Advisor at USAID LinkedIn Today Myanmar started […]

Here is a fact sheet on US government support to Myanmar for Covid19 coronavirus. https://mm.usembassy.gov/factsheet-u-s-government-health-and-humanitarian-assistance-to-myanmar-for-covid-19-response07292020/ Jamie