Of course this is true. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/kidney-organ-trafficking-scandal-private-healthcare-india-myanmar/ Jamie

“The Irrawaddy could not independently verify the reports.” Jamie ********************** Sagaing Region Hospital Abandoned After Staff Flee for Safety The Irrawaddy 21 November 2023 Staff abandoned Budalin’s public hospital in Sagaing Region on Sunday and Myanmar junta soldiers sealed it off, forcing inpatients to return home, according to residents. A Budalin resident told The Irrawaddy: […]

Here is a limited study of Myanmar migrants in southern Thailand. Jamie https://www.cureus.com/articles/200090-do-electronic-health-literacy-and-online-health-information-seeking-behavior-mediate-the-effects-of-socio-demographic-factors-on-covid-19–and-non-communicable-disease-related-behaviors-among-myanmar-migrants-in-southern-thailand#!/

This is the first time I have heard of Dr Kyawt Thar Sein. Can anyone point me to more that has been written about her work? Jamie “Dr. Kyawt Thar Sein – ​the Heroine of Poor Patients in Rakhine” 

Here is ““The Untold Story of Pregnant Women in War Zone” published on 05/11/2023 by Devi at Honest Information hiburma.net. It is @hiburma1 on Twitter. Jamie “The Untold Story of Pregnant Women in War Zone”

Myanmar will not meet NCD targets according to this Lancet piece on downstream determinants. Jamie https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772368223001658

Passing on this job posting … Jamie ************************** The INGO Forum is looking for a senior consultant (Humanitarian and Policy Adviser) to support its work for a six-month period (January-June 2024). Please find attached ToRs for the position. I would ask that you share these with people in your networks who are currently based (and […]

Heavy sampling bias in this study of covid19 in mid 2021 in Myanmar. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37841829/ Jamie

I think that is Than Sein, the President of the junta-associated People’s Health Foundation of Myanmar, lurking in the back. SEARO invited him because he used to work there. Or because SEARO officials suffer from a lack of imagination. Or because there were no junta officials they knew. https://x.com/himmoderator/status/1717204446550106359?s=20 Jamie

Entitled & covered citizens of Thailand suffer catastrophic costs if they are ill in their country widely praised for its approach to universal health coverage or UHC. https://gh.bmj.com/content/8/6/e011932 Myanmar migrants face the costs of health care AND these other costs. Oh, AND arrest AND extortion. Jamie ****************** Thailand: Ensure Healthcare for Myanmar Refugees Fortify Rights […]

The first part of the first sentence of this report is absurd. But the rest outlines a problem found in all detention places in Myanmar. Jamie ************************************ Kyaikmaraw political prisoners being denied healthcare Thanlwintimes 22 October 2023 Political detainees in Mon State’s Kyaikmaraw Central Prison are feeling sick as a result of climate change, but […]

More false information on a cure for HIV infection. Thanks to Mizzima for countering it. AIDS ရောဂါကို တိုင်းရင်းဆေးနဲ့ပျောက်အောင် ကု၍မရပါ https://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/134136 Jamie