Among the Karen, Burma’s threatened ethnic minority, 1 in 12 mothers dies as a result of childbirth while 1 in 5 children dies of chronic diseases before the age of 5. Sixty percent of all children’s deaths are from illnesses easily cured, such as malaria or pneumonia. The Burmese army’s attacks have caused more than 500,000 Karen men, women, and children to flee their villages and find sanctuary in isolated jungle locations where they endure disease, malnutrition, and indiscriminate violence. 

Throughout this area, where there is no health care available, BURMA HUMANITARIAN MISSION has supplied nearly 1 million doses of medicine over the past year to Karen backpack medics. These medics provide emergency trauma care and community health services with two fixed clinics and more than 75 mobile teams. The teams treat more than 200,000 people  every year.