Have you seen this video by Deutsche Welle? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Deutsche Welle 01.06.2021 COVID-19 Special: Health crisis in Myanmar Myanmar faces a health emergency. Hospitals are closed or occupied by the military and many facilities are severely understaffed, while COVID-19 remains a threat. VIDEO => https://www.dw.com/en/covid-19-special-health-crisis-in-myanmar/av-57749000 (12 min.)

The Myanmar Red Cross has a challenging relationship with the junta. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar: Red Cross ramps up response as humanitarian crisis deepens IFRC 8 June 2021 Kuala Lumpur/Yangon/Geneva, 8 June 2021 – The Myanmar Red Cross supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is scaling up emergency support […]

This is devastating news. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2984312828463600&id=100006547355157 Jamie

Hey look at this. Data in the bar chart on page 23 of this new UNAIDS report shows that HIV testing in Myanmar *increased* during the Covid19 epidemic there. That was before the coup. https://www.unaids.org/sites/default/files/media_asset/global-commitments-local-action_en.pdf Jamie

Myanmar medics targeted by military for treating injured protesters – BBC Newsnight Jamie

I am reminded that AIDS was first described forty years ago tomorrow. Can you remember what you were doing? On that day I was finishing up an internship in the emergency room of Hamilton General Hospital in Canada. And I finished my last public health work in HIV two months ago. Though I still see […]

Focus on variants distracts from the issue of prevention and care. The people in the junta ‘Ministry of Health’ know this. Jamie

Some in the junta have noticed that Covid19 is out of control. It is going to use this as an excuse to try to control the movement of people. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar COVID-19 Cases in Biggest Jump Since February The Irrawaddy 28 May 2021 Myanmar reported 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, the highest […]

A solid statement by MSF. https://www.msf.org/all-parties-must-ensure-unimpeded-access-healthcare-myanmar Jamie

Solid statements from the head of WHO in the country. An article on private and volunteer medical care and Covid19 in Myanmar would be nice. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar COVID-19 outbreak hits health system shattered after coup Reuters May 29, 2021 Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new […]

Have you seen this review of attacks on health care in Myanmar? Nice graphic. Three-Month-Review-Violence-Against-Health-Care-in-Myanmar-11-February-and-11-May-2021.pdf Jamie

Wise move by WHO. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ WHO Excludes Myanmar from World Health Assembly, Cites Pending Guidance from UN AFP MAY 26, 2021 The 74th World Health Assembly had received requests from both Myanmar’s ousted civilian authorities and the military junta that seized power nearly four months ago to represent the country. Faced with the dilemma […]