Actress, aid bring ray of sunshine to Shan State displaced

Actress, aid bring ray of sunshine to Shan State displaced

SHAN STATE: Well-known Myanmar singer and actress Dr Chit Thu Wai on Thursday made a morale-boosting visit to several camps for civilians dispaced by the conflict in Shan State, The Irrawaddy reported.

The actress, along with a number of small national and regional NGOs, members of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society, and donors from Mon State and Rangoon, Wai paid visits to some of the thousands of people displaced by fighting in central Shan State that began on Oct 6, pitting the Shan State Army-North (SSA-N) against the Myanmar Army.

The International Red Cross and UN organizations including the World Food Programme and Unicef joined the actress-physician in delivering aid in the form of clothing, food, medical supplies and educational materials to the many IDPs at the Wan Wa and Haipa displacement camps, as well as offering moral support and occasional medical advice as needed.

Dr Moe Myint Kyaw, a volunteer medical practitioner from Irrawaddy Division, said that some patients in the camps are beginning to suffer from ailments often associated with living conditions in

which hygiene standards are low. He described rising cases of diarrhea, skin allergies and rashes caused by poor hygiene, as well as an uptick in cases of influenza and a few isolated cases of malaria.

Chit Thu Wai said she felt moved to reach out in a show of solidarity with her compatriots.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/actress-aid-bring-ray-of-sunshine-to-shan-state-displaced

-- Thai PBS 2015-12-05