The declining kyat and the junta’s import restrictions have made vital medicines more expensive and in some cases hard to buy – with potentially deadly consequences for those suffering from serious health conditions.
In the remote mountains of Kayah State, a small clinic provides essential healthcare to people who are unable to access bigger hospitals. One of its founders, Civil Disobedience Movement nurse Ko Nway Oo Marn, spoke with Doh Athan about his five-year journey to establish the clinic and bring medical care to hard-to-reach areas.
BY Frontier
