Pyae Thu Tun

Thank you for sharing, Nichcha. Your example is clear, and I believe many of us have had similar experiences where it takes more time than usual to recall details. This delay can be attributed to the interference caused by multitasking, which divides our attention and makes it more challenging to focus on and retain specific information.

I struggle when it comes to remembering specific details. It can be challenging for me to retain and recall information accurately. Whether it’s names, dates, or specific facts, I often find myself having difficulty recalling them when I need to. This weakness in my memory makes it harder for me to retain and process detailed information…[Read more]

I would like to share a case from Singapore as I browse an example of a cyberattack for CIA Traid.

What was the case?
In 2018, SingHealth, Singapore’s largest healthcare group, experienced a significant data breach. Hackers gained unauthorized access to the database and stole the personal and medical information of approximately 1.5 million…[Read more]

That’s also true for me Initiating a chat with a stranger is a challenging one, though I have already experienced that continuing the communication is easy going. That’s a great idea to try a speaker role with people you are not familiar with. Keep it up, Pandaya.

Thanks, Teerawat, for your suggestion to include psychologists as stakeholders. That would be an additional benefit for key populations, apart from providing health education and counselling for HIV prevention services.

It seems I may need to improve and grow in all the different areas of EQ after taking the recommended course. But if I had to sort those components, starting from the strongest, my strongest EQ would be empathy. Frequently, I noticed that I have the ability to recognize how the people around me may feel in certain situations, and most of the time…[Read more]

Thank you for the comment, Thitikan. HIV can surely spread among a population with high-risk sexual behaviors, and we want to identify it early before it becomes a long-term illness. Thus, we included active case-finding with outreach workers or community-based testers to reach and communicate for HIV testing with those who were not quite…[Read more]

I completely agree with you, Ching To Chung. While it’s understandable that public health resources often prioritize common disease outbreaks that affect a large population, it’s equally important to allocate specific resources and raise awareness for rare diseases. Even though these diseases may be less prevalent and have limited information…[Read more]

Hi, Thitikan. It’s a great idea to present the surveillance of Influenza from the perspective of responding efficiently to the supply of commodities. You really explained well the flow of the data together with stakeholders and their responsibilities. Maybe you can add some more indicators for information and system quality, as it would improve…[Read more]

Both Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Trump gave good speeches, but they had different approaches to the six principles of CREC recommended by the CDC.
PM Lee was quicker to announce the pandemic situation and focused on self-isolation for critical patients, while President Trump mentioned school closures, social distancing, reducing…[Read more]

As my colleagues from Myanmar have pointed out, there is a pressing need to enhance all aspects of pandemic preparedness in our country. While transparency, trust, and techquity have been highlighted as important considerations for Myanmar, I would like to emphasize the theme of transformation.

To effectively prepare for future pandemics during…[Read more]

Could you list the disease outbreaks that have been declared as the Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)?
The disease outbreaks that were declared as PHEIC are
H1N1 Influenza: – global pandemic in 2009 was caused by the H1N1 virus subtype of influenza.
Poliovirus – a highly contagious virus that primarily affects…[Read more]

It is true that you suggest the potential threat of nuclear incidents that have occurred both accidentally and intentionally by considering the current political situations among the countries possessing nuclear technology.

Integrating an electronic information management system into the Tanzanian ILI sentinel surveillance system can have a positive impact on two other important evaluation indicators: functionality and reliability.

Functionality: The electronic system enhances how the surveillance system works by providing automated data entry, data validation…[Read more]

Information technology can be applied to assist the outbreak investigation process in the following ways:

Verification and Preparation
Establish the existence of an outbreak: Use data analysis from various sources to detect and confirm the presence of an outbreak.
Verify the diagnosis: Utilize electronic medical records, diagnostic databases, and…[Read more]

I would like to choose contact tracing apps that utilize Bluetooth technology, which has been widely used as a digital tool in the public health response to COVID-19. These apps work by leveraging the Bluetooth capabilities of smartphones to detect and record close contacts between individuals. Here’s a brief explanation of how this technology…[Read more]

1. How can surveillance help to detect and control the disease?

Surveillance is essential for detecting and controlling diseases like monkeypox. It enables early detection, monitors disease trends, identifies high-risk areas, evaluates control measures, and supports prevention and preparedness efforts by providing critical data for effective…[Read more]

Considering that the proposed study has the potential to significantly benefit disease prevention, it is worth exploring the possibility of sharing the requested data. However, our priority should be to ensure the integrity and ethics of the research team. Collaborating with our ethical committee experts is essential to verify the team’s…[Read more]

From the point of view of a health information professional, I should respect the confidentiality of a client’s health information. I have no right to disclose such sensitive information to my friend as there will be surely many consequences and social problems which will be difficult to handle.

We cannot interfere with other people or family i…[Read more]