Do the leaders of private hospitals in Myanmar want to *treat* people with Covid19 or just want to cash in on the testing? https://www.mmtimes.com/news/private-hospitals-treat-covid-19-patients-myanmar.html Jamie

It doesn’t matter if Myanmar has a million vials of remdesivir. It does not improve survival. It only shortens hospital stays. https://www.mmtimes.com/news/remdesivir-approved-us-myanmar-have-acquired-30000-vials-month.html Jamie

A little news on NCDs in Myanmar “Myanmar’s NCDs project will focus on helping people reduce tobacco uses, avoid harmful uses of alcohol, live on a healthy diet, do workouts, and receive tests and treatment for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases” and https://mailchi.mp/78fd1a090464/greetings-from-suni-sea-consortium Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Union Minister Dr Myint Htwe joins World Health […]

I know you are busy. But if you have a moment today please read this plague journal by one of my heroes. Aung Naing Soe @AungNaingSoeAns Jamie https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5bggw/myanmar-coronavirus-pandemic-quarantine-election-personal-experience

ASEAN is not designed for action. What value would an ASEAN CDC add? I wonder who wrote this? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Can Myanmar’s second wave lead to formation of ASEAN CDC? The Jakarta Post Thu, November 5 2020 The rapid rise of COVID-19 in Myanmar has caught the attention of Asian neighbors and international organizations. Singapore, […]

Here is an interview with a sex worker in Myanmar. Her recommendations on legal reform look reasonable. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ How sex workers are weathering the pandemic Asia Catalyst no link to article October 2020 This week, we bring you a Q&A with Sex Workers in Myanmar (“SWiM”) and a new report from the Global Network […]

Thanks to a reader who has explained community and township level facilities for people to quarantine. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ “There are two options for those who are suspected of COVID at the community /township level; 1) Anosmia center : those presented with Anosmia and live in crowded places such as hostel or with a big family […]

I know prisons are probably not on your mind with the election coming up. But maybe Wirathu will find himself in one. Or not. Here is a post on Covid19 coronavirus in jails and prisons. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Mitigating the harm of Covid19 coronavirus in jails, prisons, and other detention centres in Myanmar Jamie Uhrig Staff […]

I had three WTF moments reading news about Covid19 coronavirus in Myanmar last week. 1) Eleven Myanmar reports that “critically ill people must live in their homes”. https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/over-80-of-dead-covid-19-patients-have-underlying-health-conditions This will kill them. 2) Then the same outlet says “Dr Than Naing Soe, spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Sports also said Yangon Region is […]