There are three actions that can be taken immediately to mitigate the impact of Covid19 on people who are incarcerated, and the community, in Myanmar. One to three of these actions will save lives. The cost is minimal. All that is required is the political will to implement them. Are there people being held in […]

There is more press on Covid19 in Myanmar these days. https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myanmar-Coup/Myanmar-faces-COVID-surge-amid-lack-of-medics-and-jabs Jamie

There are three actions that can be taken immediately to mitigate the impact of Covid19 on people who are incarcerated, and the community, in Myanmar. Are there people being held in interrogation centres who have Covid19? Who knows? https://linkedin.com/pulse/mitigating-harm-covid19-coronavirus-jails-prisons-other-jamie-uhrig/ Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar Junta Suspends Trials Inside Insein Prison Due to COVID-19 The Irrawaddy 7 July […]

An update on the assault on health care and health care providers by the junta. There is a photo of a rubbish medication, Neurobest. Jamie https://apnews.com/article/only-on-ap-myanmar-business-science-coronavirus-pandemic-3b4c3e6d711b5eac1209a2c8fd90b2b4?utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

I wonder what implementation research to scale-up national NCD responses could be undertaken in Myanmar. Here’s a grant. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/call-for-proposals-incentive-grants-for-young-researchers-from-low–and-middle-income-countries-implementation-research-to-scale-up-national-ncd-responses-for-achieving-sdg-3.4

Stephan Jost of WHO Myanmar makes clear a challenge: “It is creating the ultimate dilemma for health workers, whether to serve the country of the future or the patients of the present.” Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Virus Surges in Myanmar, Where Generals Control Vaccines Richard C. Paddock New York Times July 1, 2021 Three days before she […]

Has anyone news of Dr Htar Htar Lin, former Director and Program Manager of Myanmar’s Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/striking-myanmar-medics-face-up-to-six-years-in-jail.html?utm_source=The+Irrawaddy&utm_campaign=7ad54279a4-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1465753ec6-7ad54279a4-26452881&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN) https://phr.org/news/phr-condemns-myanmar-militarys-arrest-of-former-head-of-covid-19-vaccine-roll-out/

By now you will have read this article on health in Myanmar in the Guardian. There is no ceasefire in sight. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow State hospitals are barely functioning as humanitarian crisis unfolds across the country Rebecca Ratcliffe, South-east Asia correspondent The Guardian […]

Here is a month old article on Covid19 in Myanmar. You can see how quickly the situation changes. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ ‘The presumption is we have Covid running rampant’ Andrew Haffner Southeast Asia Globe MAY 25, 2021 ‘The presumption is we have Covid running rampant’ Police march past a billboard related to stopping the spread of […]

Ok, I know this is CNN but Nathan Maung is now safe and can talk about the torture he endured while in detention by the junta. He is one of the few who can describe junta torture to a massive audience. https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/27/media/nathan-maung-interview-myanmar-intl-hnk/index.html Jamie

In case you missed it. The regionality of the health care collapse in Myanmar is discussed in this penetrating piece by Yu Nandar Aung. Hat tip to a reader for pointing it out. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ The post-coup health crisis in Myanmar is not a local issue, it is a ticking time-bomb for the region Yu […]

Here is a sanguine piece in the Lancet on hepatitis C elimination in Myanmar. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(21)00038-9/fulltext “The findings of this study are being used to support the financing of larger scale hepatitis C elimination strategy, and to assist decision-makers in Myanmar on the prioritisation of funds between hepatitis C and other health issues.” It was written […]