Who attended this meeting from Myanmar? Jamie ******************************** Medical experts discuss standardizing treatment protocols for Down Syndrome The Hindu December 04, 2022 The Asia Pacific Down Syndrome Federation (APDSF) annual general meeting 2022 was inaugurated virtually by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on December 3. On the first day of the conference, a group comprising doctors […]

This PSI study showed that, for fever, “in forest goer households, they preferred nearby providers and the decision to choose providers seemed to be influenced by their access to number of nearby providers and socio-economic status”. https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-022-04356-7 Jamie

This is the best reporting on the new organization registration law that I have seen. Are there others? ‘We are facing a crisis’: New law puts Myanmar NGOs in ‘impossible’ position Jamie

Weekly reports on junta attacks on health care in Myanmar are available. https://reliefweb.int/attachments/48d1d69c-0ec8-42ef-9fb7-90c81043584b/16-29-November-2022-Violence-Against-or-Obstruction-of-Health-Care-in-Myanmar.pdf https://reliefweb.int/organization/insecurity-insight Jamie

There is very bad news for Myanmar in the WHO World malaria report 2022. https://t.co/m2quUkkjQv Jamie

This is going to make some people angry with me. The NUG should ban the production & use of landmines by PDFs in Myanmar. These mines will kill & maim Myanmar civilians long after the junta is defeated. Health care workers, speak up. Jamie https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/war-against-the-junta/scores-of-myanmar-junta-troops-hit-by-land-mines-while-raiding-resistance-members-home.html

Sibutramine is a dangerous drug in Vitaccino promoted through Facebook in Myanmar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibutramine I wish that ‘three in one’ coffee would be withdrawn from the market there. It poses different health risks. Jamie ******************* Health authorities warn ‘diet coffee’ product promoted in Myanmar could be harmful AFP Thailand Mon, December 5, 2022 at 11:44 PM· […]

Have you seen the new Myanmar tuberculosis profile? It is not good. Especially since the coup. https://www.aidsdatahub.org/sites/default/files/resource/myanmar-tb-profile-2022.pdf Or the HIV one? Terrible. The country cannot even produce data to determine progress against the 90-90-90 targets. https://www.aidsdatahub.org/resource/myanmar-country-snapshot-2022 Jamie

Are there any other reports from Myanmar on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities? Jamie ******************************** People with disabilities face more violence under junta, says Myanmar Coordination Committee for Equal Rights of People with Disabilities Than Lwin Times Frontier Myanmar press digest Undated People with disabilities face more violence under junta […]

Have you seen “Mass Pardon: the Junta’s Strategy in Veil” in the latest Mohinga Matters @mattersmohinga? Freedom Memoirs (November 2022) The human rights and well-being of *all* detainees is of concern. Not just political prisoners. Jamie

Who will take these jobs? Jamie ********************************************** Strike-Hit Myanmar Regime Advertises Thousands Of Jobs Team StratNews November 12, 2022 The junta has advertised around 4,000 job openings in less than six weeks since the beginning of October—a sign that the mass strike by civil servants has had a huge impact and that the regime is […]

Solid reporting on health care providers by The Irrawaddy. What do Tracy and Julia and Ko Myat Thu think about landmines? Jamie ********************************************** Myanmar Resistance Medics on Front Line of Fight Against Military Rule Yuzana The Irrawaddy 21 November 2022 It has been nearly two years since Tracy last saw her parents. She left her […]