Myanmar (Burma)
KYAWT SANN-LWIN
Professor Kyawt Sann-Lwin is a former Pro-rector and Professor who previously served as the Head of the Health Policy and Management Department at the University of Public Health in Yangon. Currently, she works as a freelance curriculum consultant. In this role, she has developed public health curricula and provided training on basic educational science for newly recruited faculty members. Her career began as a research officer at the Health Planning Department in 1991, where she later served as an Assistant Director (Research and Development). She played a key role in three rounds of the ‘Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS),’ which monitors World Summit Goals for Children. As a Joint Secretary of the Survey Working Committee, she contributed to the survey efforts in 1997, 2000, and 2003. In 2007, she joined the University of Public Health, embarking on a teaching career that continued until 2021. Her passion lies in equity issues, and she conducted an in-depth analysis of the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey data and published a report titled ‘Urban Health Situation in Myanmar: Assessing Wealth-based Intra-urban Inequalities using Myanmar DHS (2015-16) data. Professor Sann-Lwin holds a medical degree and a Master’s degree in Preventive and Tropical Medicine from the University of Medicine 1 (1997). Additionally, she earned a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard University (2005), and PhD (Public Health) degree from University of Public Health (2013).