The [him] moderator suggests that you read “Responding to AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Burma: Dilemmas of Policy and Practice” by Beyrer et all in Plos Medicine. http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=index-html&issn=1549-1676 You can also download the report here or ask [him] and he will email it to you.

The report is an expanded and improved version of the one detailed in [him] 44 or on the blog http://www.hivinfo4mm.org/blog/_archives/2006/3/27/1849958.html You will note that laboratory support is not recommended in the revised report.

The [him] moderator fully agrees with the first paragraph of the conclusion: “Given the scale and scope of Burma’s health needs, are there policy options for health work in this current climate? Several options for working in Burma may have some utility: (1) cross-border approaches, (2) use of independent media for health education and information, and (3) expanded support through international organizations and NGOs (nongovernmental organizations).”