Yangon, Myanmar – Midwife Daw Aye Myint is the first health professional to ever be based in Htamakaut, a remote village in the rural Magway region. She arrived there only 11 months ago.

Risks are high for mothers and infants in the area, where reproductive health care is sorely lacking. Torrential rains make the village inaccessible for months at a time, separating residents from the outside world. In the past, many women resorted to giving birth without the assistance of a skilled midwife or other health professional.