Podcast: Blind massage therapy during a pandemic

The economic impact of the coronavirus has been felt across the country, with businesses closing, unemployment spiking and entire industries going into freefall. One group that has been affected is disabled workers offering services such as blind massage therapy.

We talk to residents at the Yaung Chi Thit School for the Blind in Monywa, Sagaing about how they are coping with a sudden loss of income, in partnership with Monywa Gazette.

Doh Athan is a weekly podcast which looks at human rights issues, produced by Frontier with media partners from around the country, through a partnership with Fondation Hirondelle. It is supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Myanmar and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation.

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