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 […]

Here is an abstract and link to an optimistic paper on HIV care in the time of Covid in Myanmar. It was submitted before the coup. Lots of take home methadone! Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ How Myanmar Is Working to Maintain Essential Services for People Living With HIV and Key Populations During the Covid-19 Pandemic May 20, […]

Is anyone counting the deaths in Insein? In custody? https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/news/diabetic-man-dies-after-two-months-in-insein-prison Jamie

Thanks to the authors of this WaPo op ed for telling it like it is. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Opinion: The generals in Myanmar are waging war on doctors and nurses Leonard Rubenstein and Sandra Mon The Washington Post May 20, 2021 at 6:41 p.m. GMT+2 Leonard Rubenstein is a professor of practice at the Johns Hopkins […]

It appears that the UN now has a common position on incarceration. https://www.unodc.org/res/justice-and-prison-reform/nelsonmandelarules-GoF/UN_System_Common_Position_on_Incarceration.pdf What action are members of the UN system taking on increased incarceration in Myanmar? Jamie

Has anyone an update to this Covid19 vaccination report from Myanmar? Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar provides a single dose for over 1.5 m people and second dose for about 340,000 Ei Thinzar Kyaw Eleven Myanmar 24 April 2021 More than 1.5 million people are given a single dose of COVID-19 and about 340,000 people are given […]

Read this excellent interview with Nay Lin Tun about health care providers and the resistance. https://www.civicus.org/index.php/media-resources/news/interviews/5067-myanmar-the-military-turned-medical-workers-from-heroes-to-criminals-overnight Jamie