Kayin State (; also
Karen State) is a
state of
Myanmar. The capital city is
Pa-an.
History
Organization
There are three districts, seven townships and 4092 villages. Kayin State has also one city and nine towns.
Three districts are
Seven townships are
Hpa-an is one city and nine towns are
Transport
Kayin State is served by
Hpapun airport and
Hpa-An airport.
Education
Educational opportunities in Myanmar are extremely limited outside the main cities of
Yangon and
Mandalay. It is especially a problem in Kayin State where constant fighting between the government and insurgents for over 60 years has produced thousands of refugees and internally displaced people. According to official statistics, less than 10% of primary school students in Kayin State reach high school.
All the institutions of higher education are located in Hpa-An.
Health care
The general state of health care in Myanmar is poor. The military government spends anywhere from 0.5% to 3% of the country's GDP on health care, consistently ranking among the lowest in the world. Although health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for medicine and treatment, even in public clinics and hospitals. Public hospitals lack many of the basic facilities and equipment.
In general, the health care infrastructure outside of
Yangon and
Mandalay is extremely poor but is especially worse in conflict ridden areas like Kayin State. The public health care system in the state is almost non-existent. The entire Kayin State has fewer hospital beds than the
Yangon General Hospital. The following is a summary of the public health care system in the state.
