The secret jungle hospital where Myanmar’s rebels are treated

Part of a three-story series on the fight for and rebuilding of Myanmar’s Kayah state following the 2021 coup. Read Part 1 and Part 2.

DEMOSO, Kayah state, Myanmar – As a young medical student in relatively cosmopolitan Yangon, “Dr. Tracy” dreamed of becoming a great surgeon, a living testament to the possibilities offered in a new, freer Myanmar. The 2021 military coup dimmed her personal ambition, but not her hopes for democracy for her country.