Families sit in an HIV/AIDS clinic in Yangon's South Dagon township in Myanmar.
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GlobalPost’s Hanna Ingber returns to Myanmar, also known as Burma, where she lived for a year under the harsh rule of the military junta, and brings us the stories of women fighting for access to basic health care, political freedom and justice.
Decades of neglect by former junta cause tens of thousands to die for lack of care.
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About This Project
Recent news coverage of Myanmar has focused on promising developments in this long-suffering nation: the nascent political reforms, the election of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi to parliament, and the West’s suspension of sanctions.
However, little attention has been paid to more immediate needs of the Burmese people like affordable, decent maternal healthcare and more challenging obstacles like providing justice for past military abuses.
This series explores the status of women's rights in Myanmar during this time of transition and evaluates the impact of reforms on women's health, rights and political involvement.
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Funding for this project is provided by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation as part of its U.S. Global Health Policy program.
Funding for this project is provided by the Ford Foundation.
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