Will health care providers lead the resistance? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ After coup, medical workers spearhead civil disobedience campaign Frontier 2 February 2021 Medical staff from hospitals in Nay Pyi Taw, Yangon and other cities say they plan to stop work indefinitely from tomorrow in protest against the military coup. The campaign of civil disobedience follows calls […]

TB prevalence surveys show there are two or three men with tuberculosis for every woman with tuberculosis in Myanmar. Through the Stop TB Partnership-funded TB REACH Wave 7 (2019-2021) with a focus on the empowerment of women and girls, PATH has supported the Myanmar Medical Association and the Gender Equality Network to undertake a participatory […]

I look forward to reading the full chapter on COVID-19 in Myanmar by Kai Ostwald and Tun Myint when it is published. Here is a precis. https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/covid-19-myanmar Jamie

UNAIDS wants your input into their new global strategic plan. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3585CN3 Before 5 July. Jamie

Here is something I posted recently on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jamieuhrig_activity-6651077877397757953-K9dH While you wait and wait and wait for covid19 coronavirus testing to scale up, there is a lot you can do to prevent infection and making the epidemic worse. 1) Physical distancing, cough and sneeze into your sleeve, don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth, wash […]

New Facebooker Suu Kyi could have advised people who are sick to stay home in isolation for a week but missed the opportunity. Deaths could have been averted. While you wait and wait and wait for covid19 coronavirus testing to scale up, there is a lot you can do to prevent infection and worsening the […]

The Irrawaddy has lost it It published a photo of the dargah site of Bahadur Shah Zafar the last moghul king of greater India. And labelled it a mosque. A squad is spraying it against viruses. This is the New Light of Irrawaddy, Islamophobia run riot. https://www.irrawaddy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/mos-1.jpg There is also a nice photo of Charles […]

There are *three* elements of the global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. HPV vaccination may start in Myanmar this year. It may not. Then there is screening and treatment. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Join the fight against cervical cancer Thel Khin Hla Myanmar Times 10 January 2020 LADIES! Have you made any health related New Year resolutions […]

“Selling sex is said to be the world’s oldest profession. It has been present since the time of Buddha.” Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Could a new law better protect sex workers? Phyo Wai Kyaw Myanmar Times 6 September 2019 It is not easy for [sex workers] to change their lives. If you ask any of them, you […]

I didn’t know Kyaw Zwa Moe was a former political prisoner. Respect. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Recalling the Day When I Was Reborn Kyaw Zwa Moe The Irrawaddy 7 September 2019 Two decades ago today, I was reborn. On that morning, as I and my fellow inmates were busy doing chores, preparing breakfast and cleaning the earthen […]

TB incidence is almost unchanged in many years in Myanmar. https://www.who.int/tb/publications/global_report/gtbr2018_annex2.pdf?ua=1 page 195 It is going to be a *long* time before the TB epidemic ends. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ No title Press Release 9 July 2019 Nay Pyi Taw – On behalf of Union Minister of Health and Sports H.E. Dr. Myint Htwe, Dr. Thandar Lwin, […]

Know anyone in Myanmar who deserves an award? Nominate them! #ICYMI: 2019 #REACHAwards are now OPEN! Let’s End #Tuberculosis #Malaria #HIV by recognizing Community Health Workers and advocates who are making a difference. Submit your nominations today to @RLMGlobalHealth https://www.reachingthelastmile.com/reach-awards/about Jamie