I think that is Than Sein, the President of the junta-associated People’s Health Foundation of Myanmar, lurking in the back. SEARO invited him because he used to work there. Or because SEARO officials suffer from a lack of imagination. Or because there were no junta officials they knew. https://x.com/himmoderator/status/1717204446550106359?s=20 Jamie

Entitled & covered citizens of Thailand suffer catastrophic costs if they are ill in their country widely praised for its approach to universal health coverage or UHC. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/6/e011932 Myanmar migrants face the costs of health care AND these other costs. Oh, AND arrest AND extortion. Jamie ****************** Thailand: Ensure Healthcare for Myanmar Refugees Fortify Rights […]

The first part of the first sentence of this report is absurd. But the rest outlines a problem found in all detention places in Myanmar. Jamie ************************************ Kyaikmaraw political prisoners being denied healthcare Thanlwintimes 22 October 2023 Political detainees in Mon State’s Kyaikmaraw Central Prison are feeling sick as a result of climate change, but […]

More false information on a cure for HIV infection. Thanks to Mizzima for countering it. AIDS ရောဂါကို တိုင်းရင်းဆေးနဲ့ပျောက်အောင် ကု၍မရပါ https://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/134136 Jamie

I wish this photo exhibition in Chiang Mai had received wider coverage. Jamie ************************* Resisting by all means possible Sally Kantar Myanmar Now October 12, 2023 The trauma of escaping death can only be understood by those who have lived through it, explains Ko Htoo, a former medical student speaking from an undisclosed location in […]

Are there any other reports on Sit Tat doctors? “On social media, a Khit Thit Media post about a Tatmadaw doctor who killed himself because he did not want to stay on the frontline has the most interactions and generates the most likes, comments and shares.” https://mailchi.mp/frontiermyanmar.net/soldiers-seizing-villagers-rice?e=cc2e99cf93

There are few medicines needed for people with seasonal influenza. But overcrowding increases transmission. Jamie ********************************* Seasonal flu ravages Myanmar refugee camps Obstruction of humanitarian assistance by the army ‘making annual outbreak particularly hard on children, elderly’ UCA News reporter October 09, 2023 08:57 AM GMT Thousands of refugees have fallen victim to seasonal flu […]

I know that people who recommend podcasts are annoying. But Insight Myanmar is really good. Jamie

Why does a press service need to debunk health treatment myths in Burmese on Facebook? Isn’t this the responsibility of the national government. Or at worst, the junta or WHO? Jamie https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.33XC73Q

Epidemics of viral conjunctivitis used to sweep through South and Southeast Asia *before* monsoon and in early monsoon. These epidemics now appear to occur later. Jamie **************************************************** Viral conjunctivitis cases surge in Mon State Thanlwintimes September 29, 2023 Mon State has seen increased cases of conjunctivitis or eye allergies not only in children but adults […]

Over two weeks have passed since this mass HPV vaccination event in Myanmar. How many of the eighty thousand girls received their vaccination administered by the junta? Jamie ************************************ Health Ministry to provide HPV vaccine to over 80,000 school-age girls in Arakan State DMG Newsroom Development Media Group 14 September 2023 More than 80,000 girls […]

The power in this piece is in its understatement. I am reminded of Last Night I Dreamed of Peace by Đặng Thùy Trâm. Jamie *********************** From ‘a revolutionary hospital in the forest’: The diary of a frontline medic Frontier Myanmar Su 15 September 2023 OPINION I left my home in Yangon in March last year to […]