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Title: Bulletin of the World Health Organization (BLT) - The International Journal of Public Health
Description: Very rich seam of medical articles. This page presents the current issue, with all articles downloadable (pdf). For previous issues (back to 1947) click on "Past Issues" in the left hand column and browse the Volumes
Source/publisher: World Health Organisation (WHO)
Date of entry/update: 2005-09-01
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Language: English
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Title: COVID-19 Prevention Advice and Key Audio Messages in Ethnic Languages
Description: "...Be sure to share the prevention advice and audio files of COVID-19 key messages in 18 ethnic languages from different states and regions, which have been airing via Myanmar National Radio Programs..."
Source/publisher: Myanmar Information Management Unit (The MIMU)
Date of publication: 00-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2020-03-15
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Title: DrugWatch
Description: "DrugWatch.com is a comprehensive Web site database featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide. DrugWatch.com includes up-to-date information about prescription and over-the-counter medications and includes details about associated side effects to aid in the protection of patients and consumers. The resources available on DrugWatch.com are provided to offer visitors free and accurate information to aid in the understanding of various medications and conditions. The content on the site may help consumers formulate questions for medical professionals and alert the public about important information regarding potentially dangerous side effects associated with certain medications. By providing FDA alerts, drug interactions, and potential side effects on the site, patients have access to valuable knowledge that could enhance their ability to voice concerns with their doctor and improve their quality of care..."...CAVEAT: a limited check reveals that not all brand names of drugs available in Asia are listed.
Source/publisher: DrugWatch
Date of entry/update: 2011-01-18
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Language: English
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Title: Ebola Resource Centre
Description: "The current outbreak of Ebola in west Africa constitutes the largest and most complex to date. Declared a public health emergency of international concern by WHO, the outbreak of a disease with no known treatment or vaccination is proving difficult to contain given the already fragile and under resourced health systems in the affected areas. The Lancet wishes to assist health workers and researchers working under difficult and dangerous conditions to bring this outbreak to a close. This Ebola hub contains all related resources from The Lancet family of journals offered with free access to support their vital work..."
Source/publisher: \"The Lancet\"
Date of entry/update: 2014-10-10
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Language: English
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Title: GANFYD - a medical Wiki
Description: The medical Wikipedia "Welcome to ganfyd.org - The free medical knowledge base that anyone can read and any registered medical practitioner may edit. Ganfyd is a collaborative medical reference by medical professionals and invited non-medical experts. The site is based around the wiki format, enabling true sharing of knowledge. Please join and help us to create a great source of information and experience! "
Source/publisher: GANFYD
Date of entry/update: 2008-03-22
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English
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Title: GHAP -- Health Reports and Publications
Source/publisher: Planet Care:GHAP
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-22
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Language: English
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Title: Health Science Journals in Myanmar
Description: A digital portal of health science journals in Myanmar.
Source/publisher: Health Science Journals in Myanmar
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-22
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Language: English
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Title: Healthline
Description: "Healthline?s mission is to make the people of the world healthier through the power of information. We do this by creating quality health information that is authoritative, approachable, and actionable....HEALTH TOPICS: Addiction; ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder); Adult Vax Guide; Advancing MS; Allergies; Alzheimer?s Disease; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Anxiety; Asthma; Atrial Fibrillation; Autism; Back-to-School Health; Beauty & Skin Care; Bipolar Disorder; Birth Control; BPH (Enlarged Prostate); Breast Cancer; Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Children?s Health; CML; Cold and Flu; Conquering Crohn?s Disease; COPD; Crohn?s Disease; Dementia; Dental and Oral Health; Depression; Diabetes; Diabetes Mine; Diet & Weight Loss; Digestive Health; Eating Disorders; Emergency Contraception; Emotional & Mental Health; Epilepsy; Erectile Dysfunction; Eye Health; FDA; Fertility; Fibromyalgia; First Aid; Fitness & Exercise; Food & Nutrition; Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD); Headache; Health Insurance; Healthy Holiday; Healthy Home; Healthy Sex; Healthy Sleep; Healthy Travel; Heart Disease; Hepatitis C; High Blood Pressure/Hypertension; High Cholesterol; HIV/AIDS; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Kidney Health; Lice; Low Testosterone; Lung Cancer; Lupus; Lymphoma; Medicare; Meningitis Awareness; Menopause; Men?s Health; Migraine; Multiple Sclerosis; Osteoarthritis; Osteoporosis; Outdoor Health; Ovarian Cancer; Overactive Bladder; Pain Relief; Parkinson?s Disease; Pet Health; Pregnancy; Prostate Cancer; Psoriasis; Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension; Raised Skin Bump; Rash; Restless Leg Syndrome; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Schizophrenia; Senior Health; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Skin Cancer; Skin Disorders; Smoking Cessation; Sports Injuries & Rehab; Stress Management; Stroke; Total Knee Replacement Surgery; Type 2 Diabetes; Ulcerative Colitis; Understanding Bipolar Disorder; Vaccinations; Women?s Health; What Do You Want to Know About Women?s Health?; Workplace Health.....HEALTH TOOLS: Symptom Checker; Drug search; Doctor search; Bodymaps, Drug interactions; Health News; Clinical trials; Pill identifier; Newsletter signup; Treatment search; Drug compare, Diabetes Mine.....Though the site is predominantly middle-class US-oriented, it contains useful health material with a wider application.
Source/publisher: Healthline
Date of entry/update: 2015-05-11
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Language: English
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Title: Healthwrights Publications and Products
Description: Several online books on village health care including "Questioning the Solution - The Politics of Primary Health Care and Child Survival"; "Nothing About Us Without Us - Developing Innovative Technologies For, By and With Disabled Persons"....
Source/publisher: Healthwrights
Date of entry/update: 2005-02-17
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Language: English, Spanish
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Title: Hesperian Health Guides
Description: "Hesperian Health Guides are easy to use, medically accurate, and richly illustrated. We publish 20 titles, spanning women?s health, children, disabilities, dentistry, health education, HIV, and environmental health, and distribute many others. Buy, download, or read from this page, or view resources by language to explore materials in Spanish and over 80 other languages..."
Source/publisher: Hesperian Health Guides
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-22
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Language: English and other languages
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Title: Library and Information Networks for Knowledge Database (WHOLIS)
Description: Type "Myanmar" (or whatever) into the Search box. Explore the full-text link at the right of some texts. Not much recent material.
Source/publisher: World Health Organisation
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-27
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Language: English
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Title: Mahidol University Library Search
Description: Some public, some not.
Source/publisher: Mahidol University Library
Date of entry/update: 2005-02-17
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Thai
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Title: Pub Med
Description: Several hundred abstracts of health-related articles. Some full texts, but most have to be paid for. Search for "burma OR myanmar OR birma"
Source/publisher: National Library of Medicine (USA)
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-22
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Language: English
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Title: UNFPA_Myanmar Publications
Description: Publications about various Health issue in Myanmar.
Source/publisher: UNFPA/Myanmar
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-22
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English, Burmese
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Title: WHO Research tools
Description: Library database (WHOLIS): "WHOLIS is the World Health Organization library database available on the web. WHOLIS indexes all WHO publications from 1948 onwards and articles from WHO-produced journals and technical documents from 1985 to the present. An on-site card catalogue provides access to the pre-1986 technical documents"... A guide to statistical information at WHO (WHOSIS): A guide to epidemiological and statistical information available from WHO. Most WHO technical programmes develop health-related epidemiological and statistical information which they make available on the WHO website. The WHOSIS will help you to find it: - WHOSIS; - Burden of disease statistics; - WHO mortality database; - Statistical annexes of the World Health Report; - Statistics by disease or condition; - Health personnel; - External sources for health-related statistical information; WHO family of international classifications: - The international statistical classification of diseases; - International classification of functioning, disability and health; - Disability assessment schedule II (WHODAS II)... Geographical information tools: - Communicable disease surveillance and response: public health mapping; - Evidence and information for health policy: GIS; - Global health atlas; - PAHO/AMRO SIG-Epi... Media centre: - Multimedia Page: audio, video, photos... WHO collaborating centres: - WHO collaborating centres database.
Source/publisher: World Health Organization (WHO)
Date of entry/update: 2005-09-02
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English (available also in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)
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Title: Wikipedia (health)
Description: Full of health pages. From the alternate URL scroll down to "Burmese" (currently No. 107), and click on the Burmese script. Clicking on the Roman "Burmese" will take you to the Burmese language page. In the Burmese wiki, use Myanmar-3 font.
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-30
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Language: English (other languages available)
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Title: Wikipedia AIDS page
Description: * 1 Infection by HIV * 2 Diagnosis o 2.1 WHO Disease Staging System for HIV Infection and Disease o 2.2 CDC Classification System for HIV Infection o 2.3 HIV test * 3 Symptoms and Complications o 3.1 The major pulmonary illnesses o 3.2 The major gastro-intestinal illnesses o 3.3 The major neurological illnesses o 3.4 The major HIV-associated malignancies o 3.5 Other opportunistic infections * 4 Transmission and prevention o 4.1 Sexual contact o 4.2 Exposure to infected body fluids o 4.3 Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) * 5 Treatment * 6 Epidemiology * 7 Economic impact * 8 Stigma * 9 Origin of HIV * 10 Alternative theories * 11 Notes and references * 12 External links
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2006-04-20
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia Cholera page
Description: * 1 Pathology o 1.1 Susceptibility o 1.2 Transmission o 1.3 Symptoms * 2 History o 2.1 Origin and Spread o 2.2 Research o 2.3 Other historical information * 3 Treatment o 3.1 Prevention * 4 References * 5 External links
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2006-04-20
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia Dengue Fever page
Description: * 1 Signs and symptoms * 2 Diagnosis * 3 Treatment * 4 Epidemiology * 5 Prevention * 6 Potential antiviral approaches * 7 Recent outbreaks * 8 References * 9 External links * 10 See also
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2006-04-20
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia Diarrhea page
Description: * 1 Causes * 2 Mechanism * 3 Acute diarrhea * 4 Chronic diarrhea o 4.1 Infective diarrhea o 4.2 Malabsorption o 4.3 Inflammatory bowel disease o 4.4 Irritable Bowel Syndrome o 4.5 Other important causes * 5 Treatment of diarrhea * 6 See also * 7 References * 8 External links
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2006-04-20
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia HIV page
Description: * 1 Introduction * 2 Transmission * 3 The clinical course of HIV-1 infection o 3.1 Primary Infection o 3.2 Clinical Latency o 3.3 The declaration of AIDS * 4 HIV structure and genome * 5 HIV tropism * 6 Replication cycle of HIV o 6.1 Viral entry to the cell o 6.2 Viral replication and transcription o 6.3 Viral assembly and release * 7 Genetic variability of HIV * 8 Treatment * 9 Epidemiology * 10 Alternative theories * 11 References * 12 External links * 13 AIDS News
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2006-04-20
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia in Burmese
Description: About 10,000 items...Use Myanmar-3...A number of Health topics
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-30
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Language: Burmese
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Title: Wikipedia section on Diabetes
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2008-03-05
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia section on reproductive health
Description: ""Sexual health" redirects here. For the journal, see International Journal of Sexual Health. Within the framework of the World Health Organization?s (WHO) definition of health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, reproductive health, or sexual health/hygiene, addresses the reproductive processes, functions and system at all stages of life.[1] Reproductive health, therefore, implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safer sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Implicit in this are the right of men and women to be informed of and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of birth control of their choice; and the right of access to appropriate health care services of sexual and reproductive medicine that will enable women to go safely through pregnancy and childbirth and provide couples with the best chance of having a healthy infant. According to the WHO, "Reproductive and sexual ill-health accounts for 20% of the global burden of ill-health for women, and 14% for men."..."
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2012-02-15
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Language: English
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Title: Wikipedia tuberculosis pages
Source/publisher: Wikipedia
Date of entry/update: 2008-03-14
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Language: English
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Title: World Health Reports
Description: All reports back to 1995 online. Statistics, specific themes... substantial publications.
Source/publisher: World Health Organisation (WHO)
Date of entry/update: 2005-05-27
Grouping: Websites/Multiple Documents
Language: English (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish also available)
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Title: Menopause (Shan)
Description: "... This booklet is about menopause in Shan. Book contents include what is Menstruation, Menopause, Symptoms and health problems, health care, Nutrition, Excercise, Mential Health, Hormone Replacement therapy, how to solve urinary tract infection..."
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Source/publisher: Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN)
Date of publication: 2002-08-00
Date of entry/update: 2020-03-29
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Format : PDF
Size: 1.17 MB
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Title: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Shan
Source/publisher: Myanmar Information Management Unit (The MIMU)
Date of publication: 2020-02-15
Date of entry/update: 2020-03-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Format : JPG
Size: 132.8 KB
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Title: Cough Etiquette Poster in Shan
Source/publisher: Myanmar Information Management Unit (The MIMU)
Date of publication: 2020-02-15
Date of entry/update: 2020-03-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Format : JPG
Size: 105.04 KB
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Title: Reproductive Health (in Shan)
Description: "...MAP Multi-Media supports all projects at MAP to produce communication materials in migrant languages to disseminate information to migrant communities on issues of policies, laws, rights, and health. The media formats used include MAP’s two community radio stations at Chiang Mai and Mae Sot, printed materials, audio and video, websites and social media.... This magazine contents are what is reproductive health, adolescence health, reproductive system; organ and function, family planning, abortion, sexual transmitted disease...."
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Source/publisher: MAP Foundation
Date of publication: 2008-12-00
Date of entry/update: 2020-02-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Format : PDF
Size: 2.08 MB
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Title: Every Child Alive: The urgent need to end newborn deaths
Description: "Every year, 2.6 million babies die before turning one month old. One million of them take their first and last breaths on the day they are born. However, millions of these young lives could be saved every year if every mother and every baby had access to affordable, quality health care, good nutrition and clean water. This report addresses the challenges of keeping every child alive, and calls for strong cooperation among governments, businesses, health-care providers, communities and families to give every newborn a fair chance to survive, and to collectively work towards the achievement of universal health coverage, and a world where no newborn dies of a preventable cause..."
Source/publisher: UNICEF
Date of publication: 2018-02-00
Date of entry/update: 2018-02-20
Grouping: Individual Documents
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Format : pdf
Size: 901.47 KB
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Title: Burmese Border Guidelines - update 2016 - English
Description: "The Burmese Border Clinical Guidelines are specifically designed to assist medics and health workers practising along the Thailand-Myanmar border. These 2016 guidelines are an adaptation and update of the 2007 Burmese Border Clinical Guidelines (BBG) which was produced in conjunction with a number of organisations on the Thai-Myanmar border. The updated has been completed using resources such as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 2013 ?Clinical Guidelines Diagnosis and Treatment Manual,? and other international treatment guidelines and medical literature from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Non-Government Organisations (NGOs). These guidelines have been updated and approved by physicians working at Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU). Mae Tao clinic kindly contributed their pharmacy handbook which has been created using MSF 2013 ?Clinical Guidelines Diagnosis and Treatment Manual,? and the ?British National Formulary? (BNF) 2014. In addition, some parts of the ?Mae Tao Clinic 2015 Chronic Guidelines? are included. There may be minor discrepancies between the pharmacy handbook and the guidelines due to slightly different practices. Please follow local protocols for your organisation if available. Specific guidelines for malaria, obstetrics and paediatrics/neonates exist so most duplicated information has been removed from this guideline to avoid conflicting advice. For information regarding these topics, please see separate guidelines. Where possible each chapter follows the following format: EMERGENCY CONDITIONS, DEFINITION, CAUSES, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT and PREVENTION. The information within each chapter may not be an extensive list but the most relevant aspects for clinics on the border are included. The guidelines are written in simple English to allow for understanding, and the language has been checked and approved by medics at SMRU clinics. SMRU gives permission for the reproduction and translation of these guidelines for use by other health organisations on the border. These guidelines are recommendations only, SMRU and Mae Tao clinic cannot be held responsible for the use of these guidelines by other organisations..."
Source/publisher: SMRU (Shoklo Malaria Research Unit)
Date of publication: 2016-04-19
Date of entry/update: 2016-08-03
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 3.06 MB
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Title: Where there is no Doctor - part 1 (Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Description: "This handbook has been written primarily for those who live far from medical centers, in places where there is no doctor. But even where there are doctors, people can and should take the lead in their own health care. So this book is for everyone who cares. It has been written in the belief that: 1. Health care is not only everyone?s right, but everyone?s responsibility... 2. Informed self-care should be the main goal of any health program or activity... 3. Ordinary people provided with clear, simple information can prevent and treat most common health problems in their own homes—earlier, cheaper, and often better than can doctors... 4. Medical knowledge should not be the guarded secret of a select few, but should be freely shared by everyone... 5. People with little formal education can be trusted as much as those with a lot. And they are just as smart... 6. Basic health care should not be delivered, but encouraged..... Clearly, a part of informed self-care is knowing one?s own limits. Therefore guidelines are included not only for what to do, but for when to seek help. The book points out those cases when it is important to see or get advice from a health worker or doctor. But because doctors or health workers are not always nearby, the book also suggests what to do in the meantime—even for very serious problems..."....N.B. the date of 23 July 2014 is presumably the date of the translation. The date of the original English was, I believe, 2011 - OBL Librarian
Creator/author: David Werner; with Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell
Source/publisher: Hesperian Health Guides via UNICEF
Date of publication: 2014-07-23
Date of entry/update: 2014-08-20
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf
Size: 4.81 MB
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Title: Where there is no Doctor - part 2 (Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Description: "This handbook has been written primarily for those who live far from medical centers, in places where there is no doctor. But even where there are doctors, people can and should take the lead in their own health care. So this book is for everyone who cares. It has been written in the belief that: 1. Health care is not only everyone?s right, but everyone?s responsibility... 2. Informed self-care should be the main goal of any health program or activity... 3. Ordinary people provided with clear, simple information can prevent and treat most common health problems in their own homes—earlier, cheaper, and often better than can doctors... 4. Medical knowledge should not be the guarded secret of a select few, but should be freely shared by everyone... 5. People with little formal education can be trusted as much as those with a lot. And they are just as smart... 6. Basic health care should not be delivered, but encouraged..... Clearly, a part of informed self-care is knowing one?s own limits. Therefore guidelines are included not only for what to do, but for when to seek help. The book points out those cases when it is important to see or get advice from a health worker or doctor. But because doctors or health workers are not always nearby, the book also suggests what to do in the meantime—even for very serious problems..."....N.B. the date of 23 July 2014 is presumably the date of the translation. The date of the original English was, I believe, 2011 - OBL Librarian.
Creator/author: David Werner; with Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell
Source/publisher: Hesperian Health Guides via UNICEF
Date of publication: 2014-07-23
Date of entry/update: 2014-08-20
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf
Size: 3.89 MB
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Title: Burma Medical Association
Source/publisher: Burma Medical Association
Date of entry/update: 2013-12-15
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Interesting things about your body-[Anatomy] No.1 / စိတ်ဝင်စားစရာ သင့်ခန္ဓာ (အမှတ်-၁)
Creator/author: Doctor Hla Pay
Date of entry/update: 2012-10-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
Format : pdf
Size: 1.21 MB
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Title: A Community Guide to Environmental Health (English)
Description: Summary: ?Covers topics: community mobilization; water source protection, purification and borne diseases; sanitation; mosquito-borne diseases; deforestation and reforestation; farming; pesticides and toxics; solid waste and health care waste; harm from mining and oil extraction. Includes group activities and appropriate technology instructions.”..."...It is clear what it means to improve the health of a child or of a family. But how do you improve the health of the environment? When we talk about environmental health, we mean the way our health is affected by the world around us, and also how our activities affect the health of the world around us. If our food, water, and air are contaminated, they can make us sick. If we are not careful about how we use the air, water, and land, we can make ourselves and the world around us sick. By protecting our environment, we protect our health. Improving environmental health often begins when people notice that a health problem is affecting not just one person or group, but is a problem for the whole community. When a problem is shared, people are more likely to work together to bring about change..."...Includes bibliographical references and index.
Creator/author: Jeff Conant, Pam Fadem
Source/publisher: Hesperian Health Guides
Date of publication: 2008-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 7.96 MB
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Title: Where There Is No Dentist (English)
Description: "?Where There Is No Dentist? is a book about what people can do for themselves and each other to care for their gums and teeth. It is written for: • village and neighborhood health workers who want to learn more about dental care as part of a complete community-based approach to health; • school teachers, mothers, fathers, and anyone concerned with encouraging dental health in their children and their community; and • those dentists and dental technicians who are looking for ways to share their skills, to help people become more self-reliant at lower cost. Just as with the rest of health care, there is a strong need to ?deprofessionalize? dentistry—to provide ordinary people and community workers with more skills to prevent and cure problems in the mouth. After all, early care is what makes the dentist?s work unnecessary—and this is the care that each person gives to his or her own teeth, or what a mother does to protect her children?s teeth...".....Read online or download (3.7MB)...Originally published 1983; last revised 2011.
Creator/author: Murray Dickson
Source/publisher: Hesperian Foundation
Date of publication: 2012-07-00
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf
Size: 3.69 MB
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Title: Where There Is No Doctor: a village health care handbook - 2011 revised edition (English)
Description: "This handbook has been written primarily for those who live far from medical centers, in places where there is no doctor. But even where there are doctors, people can and should take the lead in their own health care. So this book is for everyone who cares. It has been written in the belief that: 1. Health care is not only everyone?s right, but everyone?s responsibility... 2. Informed self-care should be the main goal of any health program or activity... 3. Ordinary people provided with clear, simple information can prevent and treat most common health problems in their own homes—earlier, cheaper, and often better than can doctors... 4. Medical knowledge should not be the guarded secret of a select few, but should be freely shared by everyone... 5. People with little formal education can be trusted as much as those with a lot. And they are just as smart... 6. Basic health care should not be delivered, but encouraged..... Clearly, a part of informed self-care is knowing one?s own limits. Therefore guidelines are included not only for what to do, but for when to seek help. The book points out those cases when it is important to see or get advice from a health worker or doctor. But because doctors or health workers are not always nearby, the book also suggests what to do in the meantime—even for very serious problems...".....The Hesperian.org site provides links to the 23 individual chapters, for easy download."
Creator/author: David Werner; with Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell
Source/publisher: Hesperian Health Guides
Date of publication: 2011-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Where Women Have No Doctor - a health guide for women (Burmese)
Description: Summarized and Translated by Women?s Education for Advancement and Empowerment (WEAVE).... Foreword: "Health is a right; and like all other human rights it applies to everybody, particularly those person living in deplorable conditions. Quality health services must be based on poor people?s particularly poor women?s needs. Historically, women have been at a disadvantaged on account of neglect and discrimination in treatment by the state and societal institutions in most parts of the world. This leads to marginalization of women as attributed by the lack of opportunity and indignities perpetrated by discriminatory legal systems. We are very pleased to offer this new adapted Burmese version of the book entitled Where Women Have No Doctor which combines self-help medical information with an understanding of the way of poverty, discrimination and cultural beliefs that limit women?s health and access to care. The book aims to empower women to improve their health and to support community health workers who continue to improve women?s health. Our special thanks go to the women and men behind the publication of this book whose immeasurable contribution led to the completion work. Moreover, to the Hesperian Foundation, without the generous support of, this book will not come into fruition. Moreover, we dedicate this book to the Burmese women who continue to be marginalized. May this book offer relief and support to you.".....The Hesperian site provides the full text in high resolution and links to individual chapters... "An essential resource for any woman or health worker who wants to improve her health and the health of her community, and for anyone to learn about problems that affect women differently from men. Topics include reproductive health, concerns of girls and older women, violence, and mental health..."
Creator/author: A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, Katharine Shapiro...translated by Women’s Education for Advancement, Empowerment (WEAVE)
Source/publisher: WEAVE/Hesperian Health Guides
Date of publication: 2011-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese
Format : pdf
Size: 3.7 MB
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Title: Where Women Have No Doctor - A health guide for women (English)
Description: "This book was written to help women care for their own health, and to help community health workers or others meet women?s health needs. We have tried to include information that will be useful for those with no formal training in health care skills, and for those who do have some training. Although this book covers a wide range of women?s health problems, it does not cover many problems that commonly affect both women and men, such as malaria, parasites, intestinal problems, and other diseases. For information on these kinds of problems, see Where There Is No Doctor or another general medical book. Sometimes the information in this book will not be enough to enable you to solve a health problem. When this happens, get more help. Depending on the problem, we may suggest that you: • see a health worker. This means that a trained health worker should be able to help you solve the problem. • get medical help. This means you need to go to a clinic that has trained medical people or a doctor, or a laboratory where basic tests are done. • go to a hospital. This means you need to see a doctor at a hospital that is equipped for emergencies, for surgery, or for special tests..."......The Hesperian site provides the full text in high resolution and links to individual chapters. The OBL Alternate URLs are to the full text in low and medium resolution... See also the Burmese version on the OBL and Hesperian sites.
Creator/author: A. August Burns, Ronnie Lovich, Jane Maxwell, Katharine Shapiro
Source/publisher: Hesperian Health Guides
Date of publication: 2010-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2011-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
Format : pdf pdf
Size: 9.09 MB 5.58 MB
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Title: Medical Writings / ဆေးပညာစာများ
Description: Dr Tint Swe?s Medical blog. ယမုန်နာဆေးခန်း လက်ထောက်များအတွက် သင်ခန်းစာများ နှင့် ဆေးပညာစာများ
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-12
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese, English
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Title: A STUDY ON COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE, BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES ON LEPROSY
Description: Introduction: 1.1 Leprosy 1.2 History of leprosy 1.3 Stigma of leprosy 1.4 Health education 1.5 The global situation 1.6 Global strategy for the elimination of leprosy 1.7 Global strategy beyond the elimination phase 1.8 Leprosy in Singapore, Chapter 2 Review of Literature: 2.1 Community knowledge of leprosy 2.2 Beliefs and misconceptions about leprosy 2.3 Community attitudes towards leprosy 2.4 Measuring leprosy stigma 2.5 Community health practices 2.6 Effectiveness of interventions targeting knowledge and attitudes 2.7 Concluding remarks 2.8 Rationale for the study 2.9 Objectives, Chapter 3 Methodology: 3.1 Study design 3.2 Place of study 3.3 Study population 3.4 Sampling 3.5 Data collection 3.6 Interviewers 3.7 Pilot study 3.8 Data processing and analysis 3.9 Study variables 3.10 Minimizing errors 3.11 Ethical issues, Chapter 4 Results: 4.1 Descriptive Analysis 4.1.1 Socio-demographic variables 4.1.2 General information 4.1.3 Knowledge of leprosy 4.1.4 Misconceptions regarding leprosy 4.1.5 Attitudes towards leprosy patients 4.2 Statistical Analysis for Associations 4.2.1 Knowledge of leprosy by socio-demographic variables 4.2.2 Beliefs regarding leprosy by socio-demographic variables 4.2.3 Overall knowledge scores 4.2.4 Beliefs regarding the cause of leprosy by socio-demographic variables 4.2.5 Attitudes towards persons affected by leprosy 4.2.6 Overall attitudes scores 4.2.7 Median attitude scores 4.2.8 Relationship between overall knowledge, age, education and accommodation of the respondents with attitude score 4.2.9 Stigmatising attitudes towards leprosy.4.3. Stratified Analysis 4.3.1 Stratified analysis by age group 4.4. Multiple Regression Analysis, Chapter 5 Discussion and Conclusions: 5.1 Main findings 5.2 Limitations of the present study 5.3 Interpretation of findings 5.4 Conclusions 5.5 Recommendations, Chapter 6 References Appendices: Annexe I Questionnaire, Annexe II Operational definitions
Creator/author: PADMINI SUBRAMANIAM, MBBS.
Source/publisher: Department of Community, Occupational & Family Medicine National University of Singapore
Date of publication: 2003-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2010-11-02
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Coverage and Skill Mix Balance of Human Resources for Health in Myanmar
Description: The township health system in Myanmar is regarded as means to achieve the end of an equitable, efficient and effective health system based on the principles of primary health care approach. A township hospital caters medical care at the second referral level. Under the leadership and management of a Township Medical Officer in each township, para-professionals deployed at Rural Health Centers (RHCs) and Sub-centers under each RHC?s jurisdiction play key roles for providing primary health care services for rural population. There had been an expansion of township hospital beds, RHCs and Sub-centers during the past 15 years. However, whether the current HRH skill mix is appropriate and cost-effective for primary health care services in Myanmar?s rural areas need a proper review. In this paper we attempted to explore current distribution and balance of skill mix of selected categories township level HRH for effective coverage of essential health care services in rural areas. [abstract]
Creator/author: Dr. Than Tun Sein, Dr. Maung Maung Win, Dr Nilar Tin
Source/publisher: Asia-Pacific Action Alliance on Human Resources for Health
Date of publication: 2005-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Essential trauma management training: addressing service delivery needs in active conflict zones in eastern Myanmar
Description: Access to governmental and international nongovernmental sources of health care within eastern Myanmar?s conflict regions is virtually nonexistent. Historically, under these circumstances effective care for the victims of trauma, particularly landmine injuries, has been severely deficient. Recognizing this, community-based organizations (CBOs) providing health care in these regions sought to scale up the capacity of indigenous health workers to provide trauma care.
Creator/author: Allison J Richard1, Catherine I Lee, Matthew G Richard, Eh Kalu Shwe Oo, Thomas Lee, Lawrence Stock
Source/publisher: Human Resources for Health
Date of publication: 2009-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2010-10-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Patients' Manual -- Burmese
Description: Short illustrated brochure in Burmese explaining basic medical terms relating to hygiene, disease vectors etc.
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2009-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2009-02-21
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese
Format : pdf
Size: 2.87 MB
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Title: Patients' Manual -- Karen
Description: Short illustrated brochure in Karen explaining basic medical terms relating to hygiene, disease vectors etc.
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale (AMI)
Date of publication: 2009-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2009-02-21
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Karen
Format : pdf
Size: 3 MB
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Title: Burmese Border Guidelines - update 2007 - Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Description: "The Burmese Border Clinical Guidelines are specifically designed to assist medics and health workers practising along the Thailand/ Burma border. They have been adapted from the international treatment guidelines and medical literature of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) that focus on common diseases present on the Thailand/ Burma border. Every effort has been made to incorporate the experiences of the local medics and health providers who have been working in the refugee camps and communities on the border for the last twenty years. The language is in simple English...These guidelines should not replace clinical decision-making, but should act as an aid in confirming a diagnosis when you already have an idea of the patient?s disease. These guidelines have been adapted from medical reference books and are simplified for use in the context of refugee camps and peripheral clinics on the Thailand/ Burma border, and therefore may not be appropriate for use elsewhere. The treatment options help you to choose a therapy according to the severity of the disease and the age of the patient. Treatment schedules mentioned in this book are just one way to cure a patient; keep in mind that other therapies (suggested by other guidelines or new health workers) could be used to treat your patient. Read the TEXT for information about the disease. This tells you which signs and symptoms you should expect, which tests you can use to make a diagnosis, which complications or signs of severity to look for, which treatment to use and how to prevent the disease. Read the TABLES for the medicine that you have chosen in order to find the correct dose according to the age or weight of the patient. Here you will find contra indications and warnings for use of medicines..." A 2016 English update of the BBG is available in this section and at the Alternate URL.
Source/publisher: Aide Medicale Internationale
Date of publication: 2007-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2007-12-22
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
Format : pdf
Size: 2 MB
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Title: Questions and Answers on HIV and AIDS -- Burmese
Description: This 63 page book collectively answers many of the questions young people want to ask about HIV/AIDS. [in Myanmar language] It explains AIDS origin in Africa and spread globally, its current prevalence in Myanmar, its modes of infection, and means for control. Yangon, 2005... For further information please contact: Jason Rush, Communication Officer, UNICEF in Myanmar Phone: (95 1) 212 086; Fax: (95 1) 212 063 ; Email: [email protected]
Source/publisher: UNICEF
Date of publication: 2005-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2005-12-23
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: Burmese
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Title: The Ship Captain's Medical Guide
Description: First aid - Chapter 1 Adobe Acrobat PDF (1.2Mb); Toxic hazards of chemicals including poisoning - Chapter 2 Adobe Acrobat PDF (24Kb); General Nursing - Chapter 3 Adobe Acrobat PDF (289Kb); Care of the injured - Chapter 4 Adobe Acrobat PDF (216Kb); Causes and prevention of disease - Chapter 5 Adobe Acrobat PDF (44Kb); Communicable diseases - Chapter 6 Adobe Acrobat PDF (90Kb); Sexually transmitted diseases - Chapter 6.1 Adobe Acrobat PDF (43Kb); Other diseases and medical problems - Chapter 7 Adobe Acrobat PDF (393Kb); Diseases of fishermen - Chapter 8 Adobe Acrobat PDF (45Kb); Female disorders and Pregnancy - Chapter 9 Adobe Acrobat PDF (22Kb); Childbirth - Chapter 10 Adobe Acrobat PDF (112Kb); Survivors - Chapter 11 Adobe Acrobat PDF (19Kb); The dying and the dead - Chapter 12 Adobe Acrobat PDF (17Kb); External assistance - Chapter 13 Adobe Acrobat PDF (59Kb); Annexes/Index Adobe Acrobat PDF (368Kb).
Source/publisher: Maritime an Coastguard Service (UK Stationary Office)
Date of publication: 1996-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2005-08-27
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Anatomy of the Human Body (Gray
Description: "The Bartleby.com edition of Gray?s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries ranging from the Antrum of Highmore to the Zonule of Zinn..."
Creator/author: Henry Gray
Source/publisher: Bartleby.com
Date of publication: 1918-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2005-02-17
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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Title: Disabled Village Children - A guide for community health workers, rehabilitation workers, and families
Description: "Disabled Village Children is a guide for community health workers, rehabilitation workers, and families. With more than 4,000 line drawings and 200 photos, this is an exciting book of information and ideas for all who are concerned about the well-being of disabled children. It is especially for those who live in rural areas where resources are limited. But it is also for therapists and professionals who assist community-based programs or who want to share knowledge and skills with families and concerned members of the commnunity. The book gives a wealth of clear, simple, but detailed information about most common disabilities of children: many different physical disabilities, blindness, deafness, fits, behavior problems, and developmental delay. It gives suggestions for simplified rehabilitation, low-cost aids, and ways to help disabled children find a role and be accepted in the community. Above all, the book helps us to realize that most of the answers for meeting these children's needs can be found within the community, the family, and in the children themselves. It discusses ways of starting small community rehabilitation centers and workshops run by disabled persons or the families of disabled children..."... PART 1. WORKING WITH THE CHILD AND FAMILY: Information on Different Disabilities...PART 2. WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY: Village Involvement in the Rehabilitation, Social Integration, and Rights of Disabled Children...PART 3. WORKING IN THE SHOP: Rehabilitation Aids and Procedures with the help of many friends Drawings by the author
Creator/author: David Werner
Source/publisher: Hesperian Foundation
Date of publication: 1999-00-00
Date of entry/update: 2005-02-17
Grouping: Individual Documents
Language: English
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