Cynthia Maung is remembered in medicine for work that altered practice rather than merely argument.
The record lists Cynthia Maung as Burmese physician.
Cynthia Maung was born at Insein Township in 1959. Her recorded nationality is Myanmar. She trained at University of Medicine 2.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
Most medical progress is invisible: it shows up as an illness that no longer kills anyone.
Recognition followed: Catalonia International Prize (2008), Sydney Peace Prize (2013) and Gwangju Prize for Human Rights (2022).
That the work was done from Myanmar matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Cynthia Maung is still working, and the assessment of the contribution is not yet complete.
Achievements
- Catalonia International Prize — 2008
- Sydney Peace Prize — 2013
- Gwangju Prize for Human Rights — 2022
