Yin Moe Khaing

There is a clear gap between rural and urban healthcare in both access and quality of care in Myanmar. Urban cities have more medical professionals available, better healthcare equipment, diagnostic machines, in both private and public hospitals while many rural communities have limited health facilities, shortages of health workers, and long…[Read more]

The health workforce situation in my country, Myanmar, is a serious concern. Even before recent political events, Myanmar already had a shortage of health workers, especially doctors, nurses, and midwives. Many rural and remote areas were underserved, with limited access to trained health professionals.

Since 2021, the situation has become much…[Read more]

I would like to answer using my experience as a physiotherapist working in humanitarian setting. Using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system has several advantages. EMR helps keep client information organized and easy to access, which is very important for long-term rehabilitation care. It supports continuity of care even when staff change and…[Read more]

Big health data offers major opportunities to improve healthcare and research, but it also presents several challenges, especially in low-resource settings. To effectively cope with these challenges, practical and context-appropriate strategies are required.
First, start with simple data standardization such as using basic, nationally agreed…[Read more]

The article suggests four main actions for public health professionals to fight corruption: talking openly about corruption, clearly defining and measuring it, prioritizing actions that are feasible, and using a holistic, multidisciplinary approach.

I generally agree with these points. First, openly discussing corruption is very important because…[Read more]

I would like to consider that an example of a health system improvement could be the integration of rehabilitation services into the primary health care (PHC) system at township and community levels.
Rather than delivering rehabilitation only through NGO or hospital clinics, rehabilitation—including physiotherapy, basic functional assessments, e…[Read more]

I would like to share some health challenges facing in the world and how people try to solve
1. Infectious diseases and global health security: The COVID‐19 pandemic showed the devastating impact infectious diseases can have and highlighted the need for strong global health security measures, such as disease surveillance and robust healthcare s…[Read more]

Benefits for Patients
1. No delays in care: With HA, the HIS rarely goes down. This means doctors and nurses can always access patient records, lab results, allergy information, and medication history, so patients receive faster and safer treatment.
2. Faster registration and appointment processing: Patients don’t have to wait long due to system d…[Read more]

One change I wanted to introduce in my team was improving the accuracy and consistency of our data and record-keeping for children’s therapy progress. Previously, some records were handwritten, some were kept on personal devices, and others were shared and discussed verbally. This made it difficult to track progress over time, identify patterns,…[Read more]

Effective communication is essential in my team, especially because we work closely with children with disabilities and need to stay coordinated in our roles. I focus on creating a safe environment where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas, concerns, and feedback. Active listening is a key part of my approach—I make sure to listen f…[Read more]

In my professional journey as a physiotherapist working with children with disabilities, I have learned that effective leadership requires flexibility, empathy, and the ability to match the right approach to the right moment. One leadership style alone cannot meet the diverse needs of my team or the beneficiaries we serve, so I intentionally use…[Read more]

What happened?
In my workplace, our cloud-based reporting system suddenly became inaccessible for several hours due to a server outage. Later, we also found that some data entries submitted right before the outage were incomplete or corrupted, affecting data integrity.
How did it affect the system or users?
Staffs were unable to log in or submit…[Read more]

Information technology plays a crucial role in assisting the outbreak investigation process by enhancing data collection, analysis, communication, and decision-making at each stage. During the initial step of establishing the existence of an outbreak, electronic surveillance systems are used to monitor disease trends and detect abnormal increases…[Read more]

That’s a great example of how innovative data sources can strengthen public health surveillance, especially during emergencies like COVID-19. Using anonymized mobile phone location data was an effective and ethical way to understand population mobility without compromising individual privacy.

I completely agree that social media platforms have become powerful tools for disease surveillance and public health communication, especially during COVID-19. They allow rapid information sharing between health authorities and the public, helping people understand symptoms, prevention, and vaccination updates in real time.

I have selected Digital Contact Tracing Apps as the technology that I find most compelling due to its direct role in interrupting community transmission at scale. Digital contact tracing automates the process of identifying individuals who have been in contact with a confirmed case, offering scale and speed that is difficult to replicate using…[Read more]

I agree that continuous data collection and monitoring are essential for early detection and timely response before the disease reaches epidemic levels. Using both passive and active surveillance is a smart approach—passive for routine monitoring of notifiable cases and active for rapid community-level intervention when there are outbreak s…[Read more]

Combining medical facility data with community-based surveillance ensures that both severe and mild or unreported cases are captured. Sentinel surveillance is useful for monitoring trends and virus types, while population-based data provide the true disease burden. Thanks for discussion Myo!

Infectious disease surveillance serves three critical goals for managing public health threats like dengue, a disease listed as nationally notifiable in the United States. The surveillance system aims to describe the current burden and epidemiology (including seasonality and age distribution) to justify interventions, monitor disease trends…[Read more]

• Should you give the data out?
No, I should not give out the individual-level malaria data that include personal identifiers such as home address, geolocation, and contact number.
• How do you not violate any of the General Principles of Informatics Ethics?
Sharing such identifiable information would violate data privacy, confidentiality, and the…[Read more]