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Graduation Amid Turmoil: Nursing Students Defy Myanmar's Crisis

3/20/2026

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In Myanmar, a graduation ceremony celebrated 21 nursing students who completed degrees amid civil war and military oppression.
Since the February 2021 coup, these students trained in an underground health system, facing airstrikes, internet blackouts, and surveillance.
The United Nations (UN) reports 18.6 million people in need of humanitarian aid, with many displaced.
The Phoenix program, supported by international academics, seeks to establish a resilient healthcare system for Myanmar's future.

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In Myanmar, a graduation ceremony celebrated 21 nursing students who completed degrees amid civil war and military oppression.
Since the February 2021 coup, these students trained in an underground health system, facing airstrikes, internet blackouts, and surveillance.
The United Nations (UN) reports 18.6 million people in need of humanitarian aid, with many displaced.
The Phoenix program, supported by international academics, seeks to establish a resilient healthcare system for Myanmar's future.