Not exactly a Tour-de-France peloton, but the number and permutations of the one-gear bikes, with rickshaws, side-cars, and front and back carriers, is one of the features of Yangon.  Read more »

There are several joys of getting older in medicine. First there are more stories to tell the ever-rotating batches of juniors, usually relating either to hours on call, which are prefixed with ‘When I was an SHO’ or to cases seen when it’s ‘I remember a patient with’. Read more »

You soon learn there are hidden dangers for us western folk in super-hot Yangon. First, you never text while moving. Read more »

So week 4 is nearly underway. Of course, anyone reading this may think I’m off my trolley working in such a challenging environment at such an advanced age when I should be sipping a mature Chateauneuf du Pape, doing the Times crossword Read more »

Let me tell you about Medical Action Myanmar now. The organisation partnered with Green Shoots Foundation and the one I’m responsible to. Please also have a look at the video Read more »

So, my ‘go-to’ place where there is air-conditioning is the famous Myanmar Plaza. That’s where the internet access is and you can even get a flat-white. Read more »

In a bus station sweating profusely, drinking excellent Myanmar beer having survived the first week, eaten every local street food that looks edible and suffered the consequences Read more »