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25.01.2022 Year 5 Physician Assistant student, Saw Sai Sai Poe, shares his journey with Earth Mission Asia. Listen to his story. Give today towards our first-ever PA graduates! https://www.earth-mission.org/give/

22.01.2022 "Generally, it's the sound of my twin sons waking during the night that stirs me from my sleep. This one night it was different, it was a gentle buzzing and the...n a small crash. I realised it was my phone. It was on silent and the vibrate setting had caused it to jump off the shelf where it was being charged. I tried to move quickly - but I had to extricate myself from the grasps of my sons and it had stopped by the time I got to it. It was Raintree? - our remote clinic, I saw a huge number of messages that I had missed due to the silent mode and also being asleep. I scanned through them and hurriedly tried to call them back - no answer. I scrolled through my messenger account and found someone else who was awake at the clinic - and was about to press call, when that person called me. They had been called to a village some distance away to a woman having difficulty giving birth to her 8th baby. So, in the late-night early morning 2 of our faithful students climbed aboard the motorbike and roared off on the jungle path in the rain to the woman in need. They arrived and assessed their patient. Naw Zu Zae Nar (Year 4, Physician Assistant student) is a wonderful person to have at your side when giving birth, she is knowledgeable and fundamentally kind. She took in the situation and realised that there were many potential implications that necessitated being in the clinic rather than the home. So, while she encouraged the mama, she ordered the husband to find manly men who could carry his wife to the clinic right now. They arrived at the clinic at 1am and this was when they tried to contact me. Over the course of a few discussions we looked at the options available to us. It was the peak of the rainy season and the roads were broken - to get to a referral centre was going to be difficult and take many hours. It was a costly decision if we made the wrong one. The reality is that a woman having difficulty with her 8th baby usually points to a significant problem- they had attempted to solve the problem in the village employing painful old methods to no avail. After weighing up the options we decided to start at the very beginning and look at the simple things we could do - while making a plan to run if we had to. If needed our guys would have moved heaven and earth to make it happen. It is so gratifying to be a sounding board at that hour of the morning and to hear the rapid outcome of decisions. The next phone call came through 45 mins later in a hurry to say - Theramu - we think she is about to give birth; she wants to push, and we think we just saw the baby's head. 2 hours later a very tired leader at the clinic called to give an update, those simple things had reset the clock and very quickly helped the woman regain good contractions and the urge to push. A sassy and chunky little lady of 3.9kgs presented herself to a tired but delighted mama. There was some banter back and forth over the name! I felt that Naw Zuzaenar was fitting, however she recommended something else and Mama said how about little Miss Trouble! The delight I feel when I see our students and staff taking on what they have learnt and applying it is epic. This woman received quality and dignified care with our team, and the outcome was a thing of beauty. A happy healthy mama and baby. They are just getting started but these guys are already changing the face of maternal infant care in their area into something positive and respectful." - Mon, Earth Mission Asia Lead Midwife

19.01.2022 When I was a little boy, my teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told her I wanted to become a teacher and a doctor. But I soon realized that... studying in a refugee camp, and not a Burmese government school, would prevent me from fulfilling my dream. Although I could not enter medical school, I didn’t feel any disappointment and I tried to find a health training program in Karen State. I believed that if I couldn’t become a doctor, I would still find a way to bring healthcare to people and thus I decided to become a health worker. After I finish my studies with EMA, I plan to open a clinic in a remote area where there’s no healthcare. For me, I like to see all kinds and ages of patients. I like to question and talk to them about their problem. At first it was very difficult for me to communicate with and ask them questions. Even though we are the same culture and language, we all have different accents and this can cause problems with communication. But now I can understand them and I know how to ask them questions." - Sai Sai Poe Year 5 Physician Assistant student Support Sai Sai Poe to fulfill his dreams: https://www.earth-mission.org/give/ #YearEnd #EMAGraduates See more

18.01.2022 It is Election Day in Myanmar today. Despite moving towards democracy it is estimated that at least 1.5 million people in parts of Rakhine, Shan, Kachin, Karen and Mon States have been excluded from voting. Please pray that the election will be peaceful, and that leaders who are elected will face the challenges ahead with wisdom, and will prioritise the rights of all its people. Photo by @kerrisetch

17.01.2022 ''In Year 3, we had a class about liver infection with Dr. Phyo Phyo. I liked her class a lot because her explanation and teaching were very clear. She taught u...s about Hepatitis. After the class, I saw a patient. While doing his history and physical exam, he complained about headache and dizziness, and along with this I also noticed his yellow eyes. So I did some lab tests which showed that he had a liver infection. Honestly, I was able to diagnose the patient on my own because of Dr. Phyo Phyo's class. When I first started as Year 1, I didn’t have any real knowledge about diseases, medicines and patient care. I didn’t know what a medical practitioner really does. Now, I know that I can literally save lives, and I can make patients feel better. I know more about diseases, medication and how to take care of patients. ." - Saw Moo Kler Taw - Year 5 Physician Assistant student #YearEnd #EMAGraduates See more

09.01.2022 We celebrate NAIDOC Week with all our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge that the land and waters where we live, work and play ALWAYS WAS & ALWAYS WILL BE First Nations Land. #naidoc2020

06.01.2022 Over the first 12 days of December we will be sharing a story a day about the impact that our projects have had on the lives of children in Myanmar. Keep a look out for our posts as we would love you to come on the journey with us!

05.01.2022 We are jumping for joy! Huge THANK YOU to Donate A Dollar A Week for choosing us to be their October charity of the month, and for their generous donation to our work in Myanmar.

02.01.2022 "Serve one another humbly in love." - Galatians 5:13b (NIV) Earth Mission Asia's Year 5 Physician Assistant student, Lay Lay Poe performing an ultrasound on a... patient. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the ratio of the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births during the same time-period. The MMR is used as a measure of the quality of a health care system. Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Karen State (2010) was 721 women dying per 100,000 live births whereas in the United States (2015) was 14 women dying per 100,000 live births. See more