THE UNLIKELY DIPLOMAT

Myaing Myaing Nyunt fled Myanmar in 1988; now she is back, forging alliances against malaria. Malariologist Myaing Myaing Nyunt was a medical student in Rangoon, Burma, on 8 September 1988 when her country erupted in prodemocracy riots. When the army opened fire, Nyunt, like thousands of other stude...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 352; no. 6284; pp. 405 - 406
Main Author Roberts, Leslie
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 22.04.2016
Subjects
Diplomacy
Disease Eradication - economics
Disease Eradication - history
Disease Eradication - methods
FEATURES
Foundations
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Malaria - economics
Malaria - history
Malaria - prevention & control
Myanmar
Nyunt
Myanmar
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Summary:Myaing Myaing Nyunt fled Myanmar in 1988; now she is back, forging alliances against malaria. Malariologist Myaing Myaing Nyunt was a medical student in Rangoon, Burma, on 8 September 1988 when her country erupted in prodemocracy riots. When the army opened fire, Nyunt, like thousands of other student radicals, fled for the borders. After a time in Thailand and then the United Kingdom, she eventually immigrated to the United States to continue her education—with no intention of returning home. But malaria has brought her back—specifically, a unique collaboration she and her collaborator/husband are leading, along with government scientists, to forge the scientific and political links needed to drive the disease from her country.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.352.6284.405