The Kaman people are one of the 135 ethnic groups accepted by Myanmar’s government.
Yet they face widespread discrimination, have been described as a “cancer.” Many have been kicked out of their Rakhine homeland as part of an “official” relocation to Yangon.
The early delivery of vaccines is one of the many boons of the country’s geopolitics, but to really take advantage, Myanmar must bury the legacy of its isolationist past.
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