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  • Ed Wilkins in Myanmar: Week 6

    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’. Then there’s the freedom to care less…

  • Ed Wilkins in Myanmar: Week 5

    You soon learn there are hidden dangers for us western folk in super-hot Yangon. First, you never text while moving. If on the pavement, you’re likely to disappear 4 feet down into the mosquito larva encrusted sewerage system because there is the occasional missing paving stone; veering slightly off course onto the road means a…

  • Ed Wilkins in Myanmar: Week 2

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    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. For a bit of ‘back-home’ if needed this is the place to be. Back to the clinic and an important topic, food! All the clinic staff eat enormous amounts…