Here is an up to date and comprehensive review of . https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(21)00070-9/fulltext Jamie
Outside of large cities
Good to read news about what is going on outside of large cities in Myanmar. There is a little vaccine diplomacy going on. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Ethnic groups step in as Myanmar’s COVID response falls apart Nu Nu Lusan and Emily Fishbein 10 May 2021 As Myanmar’s national COVID-19 response collapses following a February 1 military […]
It is the Tatmadaw
Sorry I’ve been away for a while. So this is almost a week old. https://myanmar.un.org/en/126289-un-reiterates-call-health-workers-and-facilities-be-protected WHO and the UN may not name the perpetrators of violence. But I do. It is the Tatmadaw. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ 05 May 2021 UN Reiterates Call for Health Workers and Facilities to be Protected မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ ကုလသမဂ္ဂအဖွဲ့မှ ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ထမ်းများနှင့် ကျန်းမာရေးဌာနအဆောက်အအုံများအား ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက် ပေးရေး […]
Community engagement in malaria
Here is a systematic review of factors infuencing participation in two types of malaria prevention intervention in Myanmar. Community engagement is going to be difficult in malaria control efforts these days. Jamie A systematic review of factors infuencing participation in two types of malaria prevention intervention in Southeast Asia Breagh Cheng1 , Saw Nay Htoo2 […]
BMJ
The British Medical Journal has published this about doctors in Myanmar. Myanmar’s doctors are risking their lives in the civil disobedience movement Jamie
Database
The World Health Organisation in Myanmar is documenting attacks on health workers by the Tatmadaw. https://extranet.who.int/ssa/Index.aspx Just enter Myanmar into the country box and press Search. You can see a full list. Including abductions. This is official data. The junta cannot say it is wrong. Jamie
Doctors and health care providers lead the resistance
Doctors and health care providers lead the resistance. Some recent pieces. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/doctors-04192021190924.html https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-doctors-urge-un-action-military-junta.html?utm_source=The+Irrawaddy&utm_campaign=6c3225c4cc-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1465753ec6-6c3225c4cc-26452881&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN) https://www.mizzima.com/article/international-emergency-medicine-body-release-myanmar-doctors https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-steps-arrests-doctors-strike-movement-takes-toll.html Jamie. Some recent pieces. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/doctors-04192021190924.html https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-doctors-urge-un-action-military-junta.html?utm_source=The+Irrawaddy&utm_campaign=6c3225c4cc-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1465753ec6-6c3225c4cc-26452881&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN) https://www.mizzima.com/article/international-emergency-medicine-body-release-myanmar-doctors https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-regime-steps-arrests-doctors-strike-movement-takes-toll.html Jamie
Medical students
Here’s a video of medical students in detention in Magwe. https://twitter.com/AungKO27156588/status/1384873081190195202?s=20 Courage! Jamie
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Do follow this account. Myanmar Doctors For Human Rights @DoctorsRights Jamie
Math
A quarter were released shortly after the coup began. A quarter now. About fifty thousand people are currently incarcerated in Myanmar. Is my math right? https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/myanmar-releases-prisoners-new-year-though-likely-not-dissidents-2021-04-17/ Jamie
Can you watch
Can you watch this in Myanmar? Jamie
Fundraiser
A fundraiser. https://www.gofundme.com/f/cdm-to-help-myanmars-high-mountain-people?fbclid=IwAR2DE-btmCrPA_Ff7QekVwRcPNt18jKw5DRLDkGoenZYZI0395EYp03-KEk Jamie

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