I would like to provide an analysis of the national response to Covid19 caused by coronavirus in Myanmar but relevant information is scarce. Frontier nails it: “The health ministry continues to be somewhat inconsistent and untransparent with how it is announcing new cases – there was no information provided on the location of the 257 […]

It is good to see the word racism in an article on covid19 coronavirus in Myanmar. And this is a punchy title. I might argue that racism fuled the first wave, too. It is fueling the pandemic everywhere. “Racism Is Fueling Myanmar’s Deadly Second Wave of COVID-19” https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/racism-is-fueling-myanmars-deadly-second-wave-of-covid-19/ Jamie

In case you missed it. A view from the ground providing malaria services in Myanmar. https://gfanasiapacific.org/2020/08/a-step-above-volunteerism-providing-malaria-services-in-myanmar-during-covid-19/ Jamie

Anyone in Myanmar interested in applying for an NCDs prevention and treatment grant from Resolve To Save Lives? https://mailchi.mp/86320f6395d4/links-community-news-now-accepting-links-one-time-grant-applications?e=e362d090a9 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-ecnEuW9Rb-N0qa7ZDxjibXiD4loQslm/view Jamie

There is a lot of talk lately about D614G. Here is a scientific analysis. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02544-6 Beware amateur virologists and immunologists. Jamie

Here is some old information on viral load testing in Myanmar. Jamie +++++++++++++++++++++ Performance and Outcomes of Routine Viral Load Testing in People Living with HIV Newly Initiating ART in the Integrated HIV Care Program in Myanmar between January 2016 and December 2017 Myanmar has introduced routine viral load (VL) testing for people living with […]

Thanks to Sid Naing for explaining viral epidemiology in terms that anyone can understand. He handles the blame game clearly. https://www.irrawaddy.com/dateline/covid-19-facts-myanmars-second-wave-vaccines-work.html I wish people would stop talking about D614. Prevention and treatment do not change for it. Jamie

The following health issues are taken from the National League for Democracy NLD platform or manifesto that was posted for voters in the 2015 election. Most of them are aspirational goals and without outcomes or indicators so we cannot measure progress. In your view, how many of the NLD campaign promises have been kept and […]