A very useful summary of current developments in Burma, from a health perspective, is available at a regularly updated blog called “HIV Information for Myanmar”. It is a clearing house for information and reports on this crucial issue and there is new material posted almost every day.
The blog’s consistent efforts to get information on HIV and AIDS in to the public domain is to be commended.
In places that remain beyond the reach of the blogosphere, or phones, or even basic roads, getting health information to the people who need it can be a difficult task. In parts of Burma where I have been recently, creative health professionals have gone to great lengths to educate and inform. Even if you can’t read Jinghpaw, the message of this poster is pretty clear. It was produced by Doctors without Borders in The Netherlands.
4 responses so far ↓
1 Maung Maung Nyein Chan // Sep 27, 2006 at 5:39 pm
The power of IEC is always strong. It can speak different languages and can reach remote places.
The drawback is the stigma associated with the contents of HIV/AIDS related IECs which lead to premature removal of those IECs.
Comedy is one calatalyst that can dilute those stigmas in a funny way, and maximize the creativity and innovation of IECs.
2 Saffron Sally // Sep 28, 2007 at 8:00 pm
If you are on Facebook and live in Sydney look at this
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6029757649
3 [him] moderator // Dec 23, 2007 at 12:22 pm
Please visit the new Cbox at HIV Information for Myanmar [him] http://him.civiblog.org !
4 mayburma // Mar 25, 2008 at 2:02 am
welcome to developments for mekong basin countries
http://www.mayburma.com
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