The Last Hospital: 30 Days in Myanmar
In ‘The Last Hospital: 30 Days in Myanmar’, Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay and the Sky News team visit a secret hospital deep in Myanmar's jungle, uncovering the reality of the civil war.
Join the Health in Humanitarian Crises Centre for a special film screening of ‘The Last Hospital: 30 Days in Myanmar’ in which award-winning Sky News Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay and his crew take audiences on a month-long undercover mission embedded at the epicentre of Myanmar’s secretive resistance movement.
Following the screening, there will be a short panel discussion and Q&A with the Sky News team and the medical team from Myanmar who are currently on the frontline of the civil war. Soft drinks will be available before the event, from 17:00 in G08.
This event provides the audience with opportunity to understand the challenges of providing healthcare in fragile and conflict-affected settings and reflect on the current situation in Myanmar.
This film has won a prestigious International Emmy Award for coverage of the Myanmar Civil War in September 2024, among other nominations and features on Brazil's GloboNews, the BBC's India Eye programme, and Israeli current affairs show Uvda.
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Stuart Ramsay
Stuart Ramsay is Sky News' Chief Correspondent and reports on major global news stories and events. With over 30 years of experience, he has covered 18 wars, including in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine, since 2014. Stuart’s recent work focuses on the Myanmar conflict, Amazon rainforest destruction, and the Ukraine war. As Sky News’ longest-serving foreign correspondent, he has been stationed in Russia, the US, South Africa, India, and Dubai. He has also investigated the South and Central American migrant crisis and political turmoil in Venezuela, offering in-depth reporting on pivotal global issues.
Dominique Van Heerden
Dominique Van Heerden is an multi-award winning senior foreign news producer at Sky News, who has produced a number of major global stories in the field across Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Dominique specialises in breaking news and original storytelling. Her most recent stories have focused on the war in Ukraine, the unfolding hidden war in Myanmar, and the consequences of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan in 2021.
Myo Khant Ko Ko
Dr Myo Khant Ko Ko was born in Myanmar and has dedicated his life to providing medical care in dangerous conditions. After earning his M.B., B.S. in 2009 and MRCS (Edinburgh) in 2017, he served in major Yangon hospitals and Loikaw General Hospital before Myanmar’s 2021 military coup. Joining the Civil Disobedience Movement days after the coup, he helped establish a secret hospital in Loikaw to treat civilians and revolution fighters under constant threats. Over four years, he has built and rebuilt forest hospitals, performing surgeries under extreme conditions. Dr Ko Ko leads Luke Hospital, featured in the documentary.
Paung
Dr Paung is a founding member of Luke Hospital. He established a COVID-19 fever clinic in Yangon, screening hundreds during the first waves of the pandemic. After Myanmar’s military coup, he launched mobile clinics in Karenni State in June 2021. By December, he opened a 25-bed hospital with an operating room, but it was destroyed in a bombing two months later. With donor support, Dr Paung founded Luke Hospital in May 2022, officially opening in June, continuing his mission to provide essential medical care in conflict-affected areas.
Kim
Kim graduated from the University of Medical Technology, Yangon, in 2018, with a passion for using medical imaging to improve patient care. After working as a Medical Imaging Technologist until early 2021, he joined the Civil Disobedience Movement following Myanmar’s coup. In September 2021, he moved to a crisis zone, providing critical ultrasound services for war-related injuries and broader healthcare needs. Recognizing severe gaps in care, he co-founded Luke Hospital in May 2022 to serve refugees and trauma patients. Specialising in clinical ultrasound, he remains committed to delivering compassionate, accessible healthcare to underserved communities impacted by conflict and displacement.
Linn Nizho
Linn Nizho is a final-year medical student working at Luke Hospital. She is a co-founder of the hospital as well as the HOPE for Burma.
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