A girl emerges from a bomb shelter near her home amid clashes between the Ta'ang National Liberation Army and the military in northern Shan State’s Namhsan Township on December 14. (AFP)

Healthcare denied as northern Shan communities return home

People returning to their villages after a January ceasefire are struggling to access healthcare, with public hospitals left empty and the Myanmar military blocking medical deliveries, while some volunteers try to fill the gap.

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