(From left to right) MPH students Phyu, Eh Do, Thae Phyu and Than Zaw at Khon Khaen University, Thailand. (Sai Kyaw Khaing/Kirana Productions/CPI)
In 2022, Community Partners International (CPI) funded scholarships for 17 members of ethnic and community-based health organizations in Myanmar (Burma) to study for a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree course at Khon Khaen University’s Faculty of Public Health in Thailand. Against the backdrop of Myanmar’s coup, rising conflict, and deteriorating health system, we hear from four of the graduates about how their studies will help them to support essential health services for vulnerable and conflict-affected communities.
Children participate in a classroom activity at Phaung Daw Oo Monastic School in Mandalay, Myanmar. (Hnin Theingi/Saya Foundation/CPI)
Spiraling conflict and turmoil in Myanmar (Burma) are having a profound impact on children’s education. With support from Community Partners International, the Saya Foundation provides online training to teachers in Myanmar to support children’s access to quality education. We talk to a trainer and teacher about their work and the value of this support.
May (left), a widow in Rakhine State, Myanmar, has learned sandal-making skills that help her to earn income and support her daughter (right). (Lwin Phyu Phyu Kyaw/CPI)
In Rakhine State on Myanmar (Burma)’s western coast, Ngapali Beach is one of the country’s foremost tourist destinations. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and the turmoil following the February 2021 coup have crippled Myanmar’s tourism industry. With visitor numbers plummeting, many of Ngapali’s businesses have closed, cut hours and laid off staff. Women, who are employed widely in the tourism industry, have been severely affected. Community Partners International (CPI) is helping local organization Precious Lady train women in artisan skills and develop new sources of income.
New Life client Cho Mar*. (Lwin Phyu Phyu Kyaw/CPI)
Community organization New Life helps people living with HIV (PLHIV) in rural villages in Myanmar (Burma)’s Mandalay Region. We talk to an HIV-positive client, a peer educator and New Life’s co-founder about their experiences during Myanmar’s crisis.
World AIDS Day: Meet the People Sustaining Lifesaving HIV Services During Myanmar’s Crisis11/28/2022
Aung Nu Pan, an outreach worker with the Asian Harm Reduction Network in Myanmar. (AHRN/CPI)
For people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Myanmar (Burma), the February 2021 coup and ensuing turmoil are endangering the health services they rely on for survival. We speak to community health workers supported by the USAID HIV/TB Agency, Information and Services (AIS) Activity providing a lifeline to PLHIV during this crisis.
Gender-Based Violence in Myanmar: “The safe house is a lifeline for women who have lost hope.”11/24/2022
A TWG case worker (right) counsels a survivor of gender-based violence in southeast Myanmar. (TWG/CPI)
The Thandaunggyi Women’s Group helps survivors of gender-based violence in southeast Myanmar. In the shadow of the coup and widespread conflict that has swept the country, we talk to the women who sustain these essential services.
A counseling session underway at a clinic in Kachin State, Myanmar, operated by Medical Action Myanmar with support from USAID’s HIV/TB Agency, Information and Services Activity. (MAM/USAID/CPI)
On World Mental Health Day, we speak to community members in Kachin State, Myanmar, about the critical role of mental health and psychosocial support in harm reduction and HIV prevention and treatment among people who inject drugs.
 Ko Moe at his hair salon in Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar. (Lwin Phyu Phyu Kyaw/CPI) As a small business owner with a disability, Ko Moe has faced many challenges in keeping his business afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic and Myanmar's political and economic crises. But he's not giving up. With support from Community Partners International (CPI) and local partner the Myanmar Deaf Community Development Association (MDCDA), he is determined to return his business to profit.
Myanmar’s Immunization Emergency: “If we can’t find more vaccines, coverage could drop to zero.”7/26/2022
 An ethnic health organization health worker vaccinates a pregnant woman in southeast Myanmar. (CPI) Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) show a collapse in routine immunization coverage of children in Myanmar (Burma) between 2020 and 2021. We talk to a representative of a community-based partner organization supported by Community Partners International (CPI) about the situation she is experiencing on the ground in conflict-affected areas of southeast Myanmar, and the potentially devastating impact this could have on vulnerable communities.
Mon National Health Committee health workers prepare insecticide to control mosquitoes as part of malaria prevention efforts in a village in southeast Myanmar. (MNHC/CPI)
Between 2012 and 2020, Myanmar (Burma) made extraordinary gains against malaria. The number of confirmed cases fell by almost 88% and the reported number of deaths fell by 98%. In 2020, only 10 deaths in Myanmar were officially attributed to malaria. This was the result of a coordinated multi-stakeholder prevention, control and elimination strategy supported by sustained local and international investment. But these gains are now under threat due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the February 2021 coup.
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