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Mae Tao Clinic Overwhelmed by Myanmar Civil War Patients

12/27/2025

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The Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand, is seeing a surge of patients from the Myanmar civil war.
Nurse Gree Say, with over a decade at the clinic, treated a rare diphtheria case.
The clinic was established in 1989 after a military crackdown in Myanmar and serves Burmese women and children.
Because the clinic lies near the Myanmar border, staff hear artillery and see smoke from conflicts.

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Story summary

The Mae Tao Clinic in Mae Sot, Thailand, is seeing a surge of patients from the Myanmar civil war.
Nurse Gree Say, with over a decade at the clinic, treated a rare diphtheria case.
The clinic was established in 1989 after a military crackdown in Myanmar and serves Burmese women and children.
Because the clinic lies near the Myanmar border, staff hear artillery and see smoke from conflicts.