Saturday, June 29, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


The Day a Life-Saving Nurse Was Recognized for Her Courage

Posted: 28 Jun 2019 06:30 PM PDT

On this day in 1993, Daw M Yaw Nam was awarded the ICRC's Florence Nightingale Medal in recognition of her courage in treating hundreds of combatants and refugees in Shan State. She remains one of only four recipients of the award in Myanmar.