"Elliot Brennan examines Myanmar?s health system, its successes and challenges... In late July, panic swept Yangon and parts of Myanmar as news of an ?outbreak” of H1N1 erupted on social media. This followed a press conference where Myanmar?s Ministry of Health announced that two people had died from H1N1, commonly known as swine flu. A further 13 had been diagnosed with the illness in Yangon. Five hospitals were preparing to receive new patients. Other cases were detected in remote areas of Myanmar, including 10 cases in Matupi in Chin State, and others reported in Bago region, Ayeyarwady Region and Naypyidaw. Hitherto far from being an outbreak by the World Health Organisation?s definition of such, what the H1N1 cases really highlighted was how far Myanmar has come in health communication and cooperation..."