ABSTRACT
Entering the Yangon General Hospital in early 2016, one faced a scene that was inconceivable just 3 years earlier. Hundreds of patients and their families sat here and there on the floor in the halls, the corridors, the stairs, waiting their turn to see a doctor. A place which was traditionally avoided, used as the very last resort, was becoming popular and was even chosen by patients as the first option in the health seeking process.
