..in Thailand
Songkran has started early! The buckets and water pistols are not supposed to arrive until Monday, but the bucket of water that doused me when I stepped outside the clinic for lunch today is evidence that indeed the Thai New Year is here!
I had never realized how much I “use” my face in my work until today when I was co-counseling a patient through a TB-protective mask. My smile behind the little green mask conveyed nothing to anyone but me. Perhaps my eyes revealed more than I realize, but I found myself wanting to forgo the protection [...]
Mae Tao Clinic Counseling Services: A mental health refuge for displaced Burmese receiving cross-border health care
Mae Tao Clinic (MTC), founded and directed by Dr. Cynthia Maung and located along the Thai-Burma border in Mae Sot, Thailand, has been providing free health care to Burmese individuals and families, primarily ethnic minorities, since 1989. With an [...]
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