Groups providing assistance to casualties
Border Prosthetics: Helping amputees with specially made prosthetics on the Myanmar-Thailand border, Al Jazeera, The Cure Video focuses on Ma Ker, a mine victim from Burma and Director of the Prosthetics Deparment of the Mae Tao clinic. Mae Tao provides artificial limbs to all who cross the border, regardless of Read more…
Currently landmine survivors place the heaviest burden on the health system for artificial limbs, comprising atleast 40% of the patients in Myanmar’s prosthetic centers. Most landmine victims are believed to reside in rural areas, and most prosthetic production facilities remain tied to major towns. The attached map was produced by Read more…
Karen women loses leg in landmine incident, Karen News, 11 July 2013 For the last 5 years, Landmine Monitor has found that the activity which is most likely to cause a mine injury for civilians in mine affected areas is going to the forest. Villagers must enter the forest to Read more…
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi according to Popular Journal – No.17, Vol – 20 (May, 28, 2013) “Landmines are the hardcore of the peace and reconciliation process in our country. People with disabilities are constantly increasing in number due to the existence of landmines. To describe disability, or impairment, Read more…
Landmine casualties rising in Kachin, Myanmar: UN IRIN, 15 May 2013 Article highlights the need for prosthetics by soldiers injured by mines in the Kachin Independence Army, also displacement caused by mines laid by the KIA. URL: http://www.irinnews.org/Report/98040/Landmine-casualties-rising-in-Kachin-Myanmar
Landmine victims get prosthetics, Weely Eleven, 9 May 2013 Article highlights a limited prosthetic workshop available the Myanmar Disabled People’s Organization in Sanchaung Township of Yangon. MDPO states it will provide 50 artificial limbs this month to residents of Kyaukkyi Township through the generosity of a US church. MDPO states Read more…