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Seventeen Villages
Since the military coup in Myanmar in 2021, professionals from various fields, including students, have participated in the civil disobedience movement. On November 21, 2022, six healthcare workers who joined the civil disobedience movement and eight volunteer students established a clinic named Ludu Clinic(Community Health Clinic) using collective funds from 17 villages, including their own village and nearby communities in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.
Ludu Clinic operates as a cost-sharing community clinic, but people who have no income and are working for the revolution do not need to share the cost. The team also conducts free monthly mobile healthcare services in surrounding villages. The local communities support the clinic staff’s livelihood by donating essential food supplies such as rice, oil, and salt.
As the clinic operates in a liberated area, it faces significant challenges, especially in acquiring essential childhood vaccines, which remain unavailable due to the ongoing war in Myanmar.
Mentor by Ta Mwe
Project type
Feature
Date
2025
Location
Myanmar
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Seventeen Villages
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A patient with a head injury is receiving medical treatment from Ludu Clinic healthcare
workers. This clinic operates as a cost-sharing medical facility and has been
established in a conflict-affected area within the Sagaing region.
workers. This clinic operates as a cost-sharing medical facility and has been
established in a conflict-affected area within the Sagaing region.
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Ludu Clinic members are providing medical treatment to an elderly woman who came to the
clinic for care.
clinic for care.
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Members are providing medical treatment to a patient. Due to conflict, many liberated
areas in the Sagaing region have been completely unable to provide vaccinations for
children after the military coup.
areas in the Sagaing region have been completely unable to provide vaccinations for
children after the military coup.
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Ludu Clinic members are inspecting newly arrived delivery kits. The clinic does not admit
maternity patients, but it provides support for safe childbirth in other suitable locations.
maternity patients, but it provides support for safe childbirth in other suitable locations.
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A member of Ludu Clinic is charging a phone while the generator is running. After the military
coup and subsequent clashes, Sagaing Region was among the many areas across Myanmar
that experienced internet and electricity blackouts. In these areas, people rely on solar power
and alternative energy sources. Generators are also used, but due to high fuel prices, they
can only be operated for a few hours.
coup and subsequent clashes, Sagaing Region was among the many areas across Myanmar
that experienced internet and electricity blackouts. In these areas, people rely on solar power
and alternative energy sources. Generators are also used, but due to high fuel prices, they
can only be operated for a few hours.
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A Ludu Clinic member grooming another member’s eyebrows.
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Men are helping to carry rice that was delivered as a donation by villagers for Ludu Clinic. It is a cost-
sharing clinic, and the medical fees collected are used to purchase new medicines to continue providing healthcare services. The local community supports the clinic by contributing essential supplies.
sharing clinic, and the medical fees collected are used to purchase new medicines to continue providing healthcare services. The local community supports the clinic by contributing essential supplies.
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Team members are inspecting the remaining medical supplies. Although the group operates as a
cost-sharing clinic, they do not charge medical fees for those without income. As a result, they
faced financial difficulties during the initial setup. In later years, they were able to supplement
medical costs through an INGO project. While this project was not funded by USAID, the INGOs
supporting Ludu Clinic are now facing challenges in reallocating resources to other
organizations that lost funding due to the USAID suspension.
cost-sharing clinic, they do not charge medical fees for those without income. As a result, they
faced financial difficulties during the initial setup. In later years, they were able to supplement
medical costs through an INGO project. While this project was not funded by USAID, the INGOs
supporting Ludu Clinic are now facing challenges in reallocating resources to other
organizations that lost funding due to the USAID suspension.
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Ludu Clinic is providing healthcare services. Due to the ongoing conflict in the area, there are
challenges in purchasing vaccines immediately as needed.
challenges in purchasing vaccines immediately as needed.
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Ludu Clinic members are providing medical care to a woman who came for treatment during
their mobile medical duty.
their mobile medical duty.
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Civilians are waiting to receive medical treatment during Ludu Clinic’s mobile healthcare
service. After the military coup and subsequent clashes, many villages in Sagaing Region
were burned down by the junta forces, and numerous businesses were forced to shut down,
leading to loss of income. Additionally, due to high fuel prices in remote areas, some civilians
are unable to travel to the clinic for medical care.
service. After the military coup and subsequent clashes, many villages in Sagaing Region
were burned down by the junta forces, and numerous businesses were forced to shut down,
leading to loss of income. Additionally, due to high fuel prices in remote areas, some civilians
are unable to travel to the clinic for medical care.
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The members of Ludu Clinic are providing mobile medical treatment in villages.
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