Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 16, Issue 31 , Pages 44-56 , May 2008

The MOM Project: Delivering Maternal Health Services among Internally Displaced Populations in Eastern Burma

  • Luke C Mullany

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Baltimore MD, USA
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  • Catherine I Lee

      Affiliations

    • Field Director, Global Health Access Program, Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand
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  • Palae Paw

      Affiliations

    • Karen Department of Health and Welfare, Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand
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  • Eh Kalu Shwe Oo

      Affiliations

    • Secretary, Karen Department of Health and Welfare, Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand
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  • Cynthia Maung

      Affiliations

    • Director, Mae Tao Clinic, Mae Sot, Tak Province, Thailand
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  • Heather Kuiper

      Affiliations

    • Co-Director, Global Health Access Program, Berkeley CA, USA
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  • Nicole Mansenior

      Affiliations

    • Project Coordinator, MOM Project, Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore MD, USA
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  • Chris Beyrer

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Director, Center for Public Health and Human Rights, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore MD, USA
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  • Thomas J Lee

      Affiliations

    • Director, Global Health Access Program, Berkeley CA, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(08)31341-X

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 16, Issue 31 , Pages 44-56 , May 2008