Panel Session 5
Dr. Cynthia Maung
Founder/Director, Mae Tao Clinic
Biography:
Founder of Mae Tao Clinic Dr Cynthia Maung, herself a displaced person forced to flee her homeland in 1988, knows firsthand the challenges facing refugees and the displaced people in accessing health care, education and protection services.
During the pro-democracy movement of the 1988, she joined villagers and students to bring about positive change in Myanmar. She was among those who fled when the military seized power in September 1988. She and fourteen of her colleagues travelled through forests and remote villages treating locals suffering from disease and injury with the limited supplies they carried.
Dr Cynthia founded Mae Tao Clinic in western Thailand, along the Thailand-Burma border, which tirelessly provides critical medical care, education and protection services for the displaced and migrant people of Eastern Myanmar. Mae Tao Clinic addresses the health care needs and human rights of these people through comprehensive programs and a collaborative approach with local, national, international and government bodies for over 30 years. Her clinic also works closely with community-based organizations in Thailand and Eastern Burma to strengthen health care services and build the health workforce in Eastern Burma. This has improved access to essential health care especially maternal and child health for many in conflict and post conflict areas.
Dr. Cynthia Maung is also a prominent human rights advocate, especially on the issues of access to essential services for marginalized migrant and displaced communities from Myanmar. Her works was recognized by international communities with accolades including the Roux Prize 2018, the Sydney Peace Prize 2013, the National Endowment for Democracy Award 2012, Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2002 and the winner of UNDP’s untold stories award 2018. She also received an Honorary Doctorate in Medicine from Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand and was a recipient of the 2018 Human Rights award from Thailand National Human Rights Commission for her work in improving access to healthcare for marginalized migrant and displaced communities on the border.
Dr. Cynthia Maung
Founder/Director, Mae Tao Clinic
Biography:
Founder of Mae Tao Clinic Dr Cynthia Maung, herself a displaced person forced to flee her homeland in 1988, knows firsthand the challenges facing refugees and the displaced people in accessing health care, education and protection services.
During the pro-democracy movement of the 1988, she joined villagers and students to bring about positive change in Myanmar. She was among those who fled when the military seized power in September 1988. She and fourteen of her colleagues travelled through forests and remote villages treating locals suffering from disease and injury with the limited supplies they carried.
Dr Cynthia founded Mae Tao Clinic in western Thailand, along the Thailand-Burma border, which tirelessly provides critical medical care, education and protection services for the displaced and migrant people of Eastern Myanmar. Mae Tao Clinic addresses the health care needs and human rights of these people through comprehensive programs and a collaborative approach with local, national, international and government bodies for over 30 years. Her clinic also works closely with community-based organizations in Thailand and Eastern Burma to strengthen health care services and build the health workforce in Eastern Burma. This has improved access to essential health care especially maternal and child health for many in conflict and post conflict areas.
Dr. Cynthia Maung is also a prominent human rights advocate, especially on the issues of access to essential services for marginalized migrant and displaced communities from Myanmar. Her works was recognized by international communities with accolades including the Roux Prize 2018, the Sydney Peace Prize 2013, the National Endowment for Democracy Award 2012, Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2002 and the winner of UNDP’s untold stories award 2018. She also received an Honorary Doctorate in Medicine from Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand and was a recipient of the 2018 Human Rights award from Thailand National Human Rights Commission for her work in improving access to healthcare for marginalized migrant and displaced communities on the border.