Eh Kalu Shwe Oo

Biographic Data

ID1446147
NAMEEh Kalu Shwe Oo
GIVEN NAMESEh Kalu Shwe
FAMILY NAMEOo
SIGNATUREOO E K S
AFFILIATIONSMaesot General Hospital
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX1

  • Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition

    Open AccessParveen Parmar, Parveen K Parmar et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2014

    BACKGROUND: Myanmar/Burma has received increased development and humanitarian assistance since the election in November 2010. Monitoring the impact of foreign assistance and economic development on health and human rights requires knowledge of pre-election conditions. METHODS: From October 2008-January 2009, community-based organizations conducted household surveys using three-stage cluster sampling in Shan, Kayin, Bago, Kayah, Mon and Taninthary…

  • Trauma and mental health of medics in eastern Myanmar’s conflict zones

    Open AccessAndrew George Lim, Lawrence M Stock et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2013

    In conflict and disaster settings, medical personnel are exposed to psychological stressors that threaten their wellbeing and increase their risk of developing burnout, depression, anxiety, and PTSD. As lay medics frequently function as the primary health providers in these situations, their mental health is crucial to the delivery of services to afflicted populations. This study examines a population of community health workers in Karen State, e…

  • Internally displaced human resources for health

    Open AccessC I Lee, Lloyd S Smith et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2009

    Approaches to expand malaria control interventions in areas of active conflict are urgently needed. Despite international agreement regarding the imperative to control malaria in eastern Burma, there are currently no large-scale international malaria programmes operating in areas of active conflict. A local ethnic health department demonstrated that village health workers are capable of implementing malaria control interventions among internally …

  • Multi-level partnerships to promote health services among internally displaced in eastern Burma

    Open AccessMatthias Mahn, Cynthia Maung et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2008

    Ethnic populations in eastern Burma are the target of military policies that result in forced labour, destruction of food supplies, and massive forced displacement. Despite international assistance to Burmese refugees along the Thai-Burma border, traditional humanitarian models have failed to reach these internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Burma. Nevertheless, through the cultivation of a model (cross border local-global partnerships) 300,…

  • The MOM Project

    Luke C Mullany, Catherine I Lee et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2008Cited by: 3References: 9

    Alternative strategies to increase access to reproductive health services among internally displaced populations are urgently needed. In eastern Burma, continuing conflict and lack of functioning health systems render the emphasis on facility-based delivery with skilled attendants unfeasible. Along the Thailand-Burma border, local organisations have implemented an innovative pilot, the Mobile Obstetric Maternal Health Workers (MOM) Project, estab…

  • Prevalence of plasmodium falciparum in active conflict areas of eastern Burma

    Open AccessAdam Richards, Linda S Smith et al.ARTICLEConflict and Health2007

    Prevalence of plasmodium falciparum in conflict areas of eastern Burma is higher than rates reported among populations in neighboring Thailand, particularly among children. This population serves as a large reservoir of infection that contributes to a high disease burden within Burma and likely constitutes a source of infection for neighboring regions