Wah Wah Lwin

For effective communication, I always value and respect each team member’s opinion by carefully listening to their inputs, thoughts, and perspectives whenever we need to discuss specific tasks.
For example, when I was working as a Regional M&E Officer collaborating closely with country-based M&E officers and managers, I was responsible for s…[Read more]

Hi Phyoe! Thanks for your presentation, it’s good to know the malaria situation in Shan State. It would be good if you could highlight the key stakeholders instead of dividing the data/HIS team, program coordinator, and manager separately, as they could all be grouped under one key stakeholder category, such as implementers. Also, it would be good…[Read more]

Hi Phyoe! Thank you so much for your comments! Regarding data sharing with neighboring countries, based on my knowledge and previous experience, there is an annual meeting or workshop held in Mae Sot, Tak Province, with implementing partners along the borders. It is organized by the Thailand VBDU/MoPH/DDC to share updates on the malaria situation.…[Read more]

Hi New! Thank you so much for your feedback and suggestions. And yes, I agree that visual dashboard and GIS mapping is really helpful to show the hotspots in high endemic areas.

Thanks for your great presentation, Jenny! It’s informative and I could learn the system from your country. Your presentation is quite clear, particularly in data flow, data utilization and how the data has positive impact on national-level decision making.

Hi New! Thanks for your presentation! It’s a nice visual presentation and has a logical flow! I have just one clarification: do the percentages shown for each indicator refer to the targets for system evaluation?

Hi Kevin! It’s a great and detailed presentation! really informative! I could see so much efforts were made to respond C19, that integrates multiple surveillance approaches.

Thank you so much for your response, Ko Aung! It’s perfect now.

Hi Hteik Htar!

Thank you for your detailed, great and comprehensive presentation! And yes, AWD is one of consequences after the natural disaster, that needs to be tackled as a public and environmental health concerns.
Regarding my comment, I would agree with Ko Aung that using one reporting platform would be easier to collect the data and…[Read more]

Hi Khun Salin!

It’s a great presentation! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge on CKD. I think your presentation covers all the required components for the surveillance system, and you presented them in chronological order. I have also noticed that Thai population have faced CKD burden due to underlying metabolic diseases, and yes,…[Read more]

Thank you for your comment, Soe :)! Yes, malaria elimination cannot be achieved by a stand-alone country. It requires collective and collaborative efforts among neighboring countries. And yes, we still have a lot to do within our own country to contain disease outbreaks.

Thank you so much for your great presentation, Khun Sirithep!

Your presentation provides good information regarding RSV and its surveillance system. You mentioned well on rationale, objectives, stakeholders, data flow and data utilization. Just one comment from my end. Since the system will be evaluated by several indicators, it would be great…[Read more]

Hi Ko Aung!

Thanks for your informative presentation, it’s a great one! I learned good points about the SIDES platform components you mentioned in your slides. Also, the SIDES data flow appears logical and practical for the system.
Just one comment — it would be great to include who the key stakeholders are and what their roles will be within t…[Read more]

Let me share a non–work related story that demonstrates emotional leadership. It’s about how my partner and I have been building mutual respect, trust, and negotiation through our different leadership styles.
As we all know, no single leadership style works for every situation. Even within a single situation, we may need to apply different sty…[Read more]

Hi Hteik Htar! thank you for your comments and questions. For VHV, yes, they are trained for malaria surveillance (both passive and active case detection) and they are already volunteering for their community. Similarly, for refugees and migrants along Thai-Myanmar borders, including refugees camps, there will be camp-based workers/migrant workers…[Read more]

Thanks for sharing Jenny!

PM Lee Hsien Loong (Singapore)

In his speech, he establishes leadership, shows that he acknowledges external shifts and is setting a direction rather than reacting. For example, he begins by addressing “My fellow Singaporeans” and immediately references the broader context: the changed world, Singapore at a crossroads.”, showing “BE FIRST”. His…[Read more]

It’s interesting that you choose the indicator “Median time from event to report” 🙂

Based on the themes proposed in the article, I think all five themes still need improvement to strengthen emergency preparedness in my country, Myanmar.

Theme 1. Team:
The country should build strong, multi-sectoral teams that connect ministries, local authorities, academia, private sectors, and local communities. Limited collaboration and…[Read more]