Dr. Cynthia Maung, who runs the Mae Tao Clinic near the Myanmar-Thailand border, is among the winners of this year’s N-Peace Awards, organised by the UNDP. The award recognises those working in the Asia-Pacific region to bring peace to communities, and empowering women in conflict zones. She was awarded by UNDP in recognition for her work in providing healthcare in remote areas. “With women particularly affected by a lack of access to healthcare services, her important work has made an incredible impact on hundreds of thousands of people,” the statement said. There were nine other winners of the award, from as far afield as Afghanistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. Cynthia Maung established the Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand, shortly after the 1988 anti-government uprising. Today, the clinic treats an estimated 500 patients per day, according to its website.
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