Humanitarian concerns on Thai-Myanmar border
- Published: 7 Jun 2012 at 14.53
- Online news: Health
TAK - The founder of the highly respected Mae Tao Clinic, Dr Cynthia Maung, has cautiously welcomed some positive developments by the new Myanmar government, but remains concerned about the humanitarian crisis among ethnic groups sheltering along the border with Thailand.
She says all sides still need to cooperate and work to improve health and education services, so the people can eventually help themselves.
Hiding her disappointment that democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was not able to visit her clinic, Dr Cynthia maintained the see-for-herself objective was important since over the past two decades lots of community organisations have been in collaboration with the Thai authorities in addressing emergency issues.
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