India — Human Security and Sustainable Development — PhD & MA in International Development Studies I Chulalongkorn University I Bangkok, Thailand

Manser, B. (2010) Reproductive Health of an Ethnic Group on the Margin of a Militarized State: A Case Study of Chin Women in a Village on the India-Burma Border

In the context of a militarized State such as Burma this research sheds light on the effects that military rule has had on reproductive health in ethnic areas such as Chin State. In 1997 the Burmese State ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and has specific obligations in terms of health care and family planning. However until the present time, health care policies and delivery mechanisms are highly centralized and controlled by the military, which has affected reproductive health, with infant mortality rates that are substantially higher than regional and international levels.

Human Security and Sus..., Student Thesis, Thesis 2010MAIDSJuly 22, 2015BURMA, Chin (Southeast Asian people), Ethnology, Health and hygiene, India