Former Army man Hugo Swires appears to have forgotten British support for HIV prevention and care in his talk at the British Council in Yangon last week. Perhaps he was too busy trying to recruit Tatmadaw officers for Sandhurst.

Jamie

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At the same time, British aid is improving the health and education of this country’s poorest people. This year we are further increasing our annual aid budget for Burma to $100m. We are funding the treatment of diseases like malaria and tuberculosis, providing life-saving healthcare for mothers and their babies, and supporting improvements to the standards of basic education. UK-funded livelihoods programmes are helping rural farmers to increase agricultural production, and giving villagers access to credit. And we are supporting the regeneration of the historic Rangoon General Hospital, which has for many decades played a central role in the healthcare system.

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/hugo-swires-speech-at-the-british-council-in-rangoon