A few comments on this Xinhua piece. Why should we trust a Chinese news agency. Road traffic deaths are not accidents. They are preventable. We used to see regular road traffic deaths and injury figures published. What happened to them? Jamie ************************************************* 8 killed in road accident in central Myanmar Xinhua News Agency 30 October […]

There is no data here to show that suicides are increasing in Myanmar. “Suicides surge in post-coup Myanmar” Jamie **************************** Suicides surge in post-coup Myanmar

Frontier Myanmar continues its brave reporting. This piece on the difficult situation for sex workers in Yangon is an example. It is free of the usual cliches. The marks on Ma Sara’s arms are more likely due to cutting than domestic violence. Jamie ********************************************************* Yangon sex workers Moe Taw Dar Swe Frontier Myanmar 4 October […]

Viral load monitoring coverage, the third 90, in Myanmar has always been dismal. In here is an independent assessment of coverage. Viral load monitoring for people living with HIV in the era of test and treat: progress made and challenges ahead – a systematic review https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-022-13504-2 Jamie

There are remarkably few figures here to know if Prep is being rolled out in Myanmar or not. Jamie ************************** PrEParing for the next chapter of HIV prevention in Myanmar UNAIDS 19 SEPTEMBER 2022 Two young men are sitting on a couch scrolling on their phones when May Oo, a famous makeup artist and lesbian, […]