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KAYAH and RAKHINE STATES, Myanmar – As a woman living in an internally displaced persons camp in Kayah State in eastern Myanmar, Ei Ei* has limited access to menstrual hygiene products. “Without income, I could not afford to buy these things unless someone gives them to me for free,” she said....

This paper aims to determine the mother-to-child transmission rate in a programmatic setting and to determine factors associated with loss-to-follow-up (LTFU). Abstract Introduction Loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) throughout the Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission (PMTCT) cascade remains one of the...

Executive Summary Introduction The Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR), Government of Myanmar, through the Department of Social Welfare (DSW), is leading the social protection agenda outlined under the National Social Protection Strategic Plan. The DSW is in charge of the...

As Myanmar emerges from a half-century of stagnation under a military regime, all eyes are on the new government to protect its most vulnerable citizens - underage children who are made to work instead of going to school. The Southeast Asian country has one of the world's worst records for child...

To take a deeper look at the issue of child labor in Myanmar, CCTV America’s Rachelle Akuffo spoke with Christina Fink, professor of Practice of International Affairs at George Washington University. (Note: CGTN is funded in whole or in part by the Chinese government.) ...

After 50 years of military rule in Myanmar, also known as Burma, one of the many challenges facing Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy when it takes power next year will be the country’s rampant child labor problem. Daniel de Carteret and Simon Lewis report for VOA from Yangon on the...

A look inside Myanmar and how children are affected by having to work in order to support their families. ...

Cyclone Nargis hit the country in 2008, and left more than 134,000 dead. The cyclone affected more than 2.4 million people -- displacing many children. Many orphans in Burma seek refuge in Buddhist monasteries or in orphanages. Unable to trace their families or their homes, the MoeGyo Humanitarian...