Health issues in Burma (Myanmar)

General

AIDS/HIV

Hanson's Disease (leprosy)

New Landmine Monitor's 1999 report on Landmines in Burma

New Reproductive health in Burma, by the International Planned Parenthood Federation

Burma Health Information Fact Sheet Produced by Dr. Chris Beyrer, based on UNAIDS, Unicef and other data.

Burma (Myanmar) country data, general health data and immunization data from the World Health Organization.

Burma Health Crisis, Cesar Chelela, The Lancet.

Burma Health News from the Open Society Institute

Search Medline for articles in medical journals on subjects related to Burma or Myanmar.

AIDS/HIV

New Drug use and HIV in Burma, by Dr. Cesar Chalela and Dr. Chris Beyrer

Radio Free Asia's programs on HIV/AIDs in Burma (in Burmese)

AIDS in Burma. Burma.net's page of information, links and a listserv on HIV/AIDs in Burma.

Addressing the HIV/AIDs Epidemic in Burma, A paper by Dr. Chris Beyrer and Dr. Hnin Hnin Pyne, Johns Hopkins University.

AIDS Prevention and Control in Myanmar, The Regime's View

AIDS/HIV and Burma in the news. From Utopia Asia.

HIV/AIDS sentinal surveillance data from the World Health Organization. Requires Adobe Acrobat reader.

Drugs in Burma

AFXB in Burma (Myanmar) Association François-Xavier Bagnoud is a Swiss humanitarian aid organization working primarily on HIV/AIDS issues.

With Hope and Help, a documentary on HIV/AIDS in S.E. Asia, including Burma

Hanson's disease (leprosy)

Leprosy/Hanson's Disease in Burma, a report posted on BurmaNet.