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Myanmar embarks upon the long road to universal healthcare

The legacy of a British healthcare system, but without the infrastructure; that was the key issue highlighted by Myanmar’s deputy minister of health, Dr Thein Thein Htay in Bali last week at the Southeast Asia Healthcare Summit. Myanmar is now in phase 1 of implementing universal healthcare for its 50 million population by 2030, but the road is long, winding and heavily reliant on donor support.

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