There are international standards for the provision of health care for people who are detained. The Mandela Rules state: “The provision of health care for prisoners is a State responsibility. Prisoners should enjoy the same standards of health care that are available in the community, and should have access to necessary health-care services free of […]

Physicians in other places can express solidarity with Myanmar people. If they want to. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar Military Must Cease Occupation of Hospitals and Excessive Force Against Civilians: PHR Physicians for Human Rights March 7, 2021 In response to reports that Myanmar security services have engaged in a new round of violent night raids on […]

Just this. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ytIuj5sthX1SwzZDvfXYIhOgKpeNiKdL/view?usp=sharing Jamie

Who knows if this is true? And what else has happened with Covid19 vaccination in Myanmar in the last month. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Health staff in some regions, states receive second-dose Covid-19 jabs Eleven Myanmar 3 March 2021 The second dose of Covid-19 vaccination for health workers has continued in some regions and states of Myanmar, […]

Here are the real heroes of the Spring Revolution. Health care workers. They are in the crosshairs of the police/Tatmadaw rifle sights and, if they live, risk imprisonment. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Medics risk lives to treat injured in Myanmar anti-coup protests Nu Nu Lusan, Kyaw Hsan Hlaing and Emily Fishbein Al Jazeera 3 Mar 2021 Aye […]

The new Minister of Health and Sports is Dr Zaw Wai Soe. An orthopod. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaw_Wai_Soe https://www.slideshare.net/British_Council/dr-zaw-wai-soe https://www.gnlm.com.mm/interview-with-yangon-region-chief-minister-u-phyo-min-thein-and-rector-of-university-of-medicine-1-dr-zaw-wai-soe/ Save Myanmar Doctors – Professor Dr Zaw Wai Soe(Head of University of Medicine 1) and Station Medical Officer Dr.Pyae Phyo Naing of Malzaligone Station Hospital,Ingapu Township; were arrested by Local Police byu/Emmara9 inmyanmar Jamie

Brilliant article on abortion in Myanmar. https://newnaratif.com/journalism/most-dangerous-thing-ive-ever-done-illegal-abortion-in-myanmar/share/znggfheehfpb/9474f19857f34d0f91ca4b5fbbdd915b/ Jamie

Now that the Myanmar police have become a source of preventable mortality in the country it is time to point out, again, that the European Union #EU has spent public money on a project to train the #Myanmar #police in ‘crowd management’. https://t.co/5QgOjaPR8k?amp=1 https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Rq95TrAY6B3VkH6QsMu0NWrGE1LID75/view?usp=sharing Jamie

This is the best way to determine the impact of the Covid19 epidemic in a country. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.14.20248159v1.full.pdf I wish Myanmar researchers would conduct a study like this. Jamie