ICYMI Conflict affected, parallel health systems: challenges to collaboration between ethnic and government health systems in Kayin State, Myanmar https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-021-00396-z Jamie

Time to re-up this podcast with Dr Troy. https://insightmyanmar.org/complete-shows/2021/10/11/episode-74-courage-under-fire Jamie

I count three anonymous sources in this article. I have no problem with anonymity. I need to use it myself when I speak on background to journalists. But how can we know if they are experts? There is little information about their experience provided. One ‘public health expert’ stated “lockdowns, in particular, “do more harm […]

Does anyone have any updates on the prison strike in Insein? Myanmar Political Inmates Stage Hunger Strike Against Junta Jamie

Some are calling out UNODC Myanmar on this vital health issue. It is about time. https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/guest-column/un-contributing-to-myanmars-drug-problem.html Jamie

The Telegraph has interviewed two doctors working in the UK on health care in Myanmar. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/secret-health-service-myanmars-military-junta-drives-medics/ Jamie

Yesterday I wrote: This is one of the best reports on the crimes against humanity and attacks on health care workers by the murderous Myanmar junta. It is difficult and necessary reading. https://phr.org/our-work/resources/one-year-anniversary-of-the-myanmar-coup-detat/?CID=7015G000000NpLAQA0&ms=FY22_BURMA_Social-Post_Twitter_Advoca&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Social-Post&utm_term=Advocacy&utm_campaign=FY22_BURMA I received this comment. “Thanks for sharing this very good report. The title should have been “Our Health Workers Are Working Under […]

This is one of the best reports on the crimes against humanity and attacks on health care workers by the murderous Myanmar junta. It is difficult and necessary reading. Jamie https://phr.org/our-work/resources/one-year-anniversary-of-the-myanmar-coup-detat/?CID=7015G000000NpLAQA0&ms=FY22_BURMA_Social-Post_Twitter_Advoca&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_content=Social-Post&utm_term=Advocacy&utm_campaign=FY22_BURMA

The Telegraph talked with two Myanmar medics in exile. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/terror-and-security/secret-health-service-myanmars-military-junta-drives-medics/ Jamie

The Spring Revolution is a year old today. Onward, Jamie

Crimes against humanity sounds like an apt description of these acts. https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/nug-accuses-myanmar-junta-of-committing-crimes-against-humanity.html Jamie

The mass media is on to the number of Covid deaths in Myanmar. Case counts (remember HIV?) give only a partial picture so the total number of cases and deaths is undoubtedly much higher. Since there is no method to study excess mortality in the country, we will never know the ‘true’ number of deaths […]