Celyn is a senior program manager of Civil Health and Development Network (CHDN), a coordination mechanism for health services of 6 Karenni and Kayan armed actors in southeast Myanmar.

Celyn is dedicated and motivated to contribute her management skills and knowledge to addresses the demanding health needs of about 112,000 people living in conflict-affected areas. In her current role, she oversees the development and implementation of primary health care, maternal and child health, and malaria programs covering some of the most geographically and politically hard-to-reach places in the country.

Living in conflict-affected areas has given her firsthand experience in navigating the tyranny of distance in efforts to access health services.

She has found a passion for working closely with stakeholders of CHDN and trying to influence positive change at the organisation and network levels. She values the importance of developing strong partnerships with key actors of CHDN and she achieves great satisfaction from being part of the network.

Her interests include access and equity in health and health services in hard-to-reach communities, especially for women and children, and developing opportunities and promoting innovative and participatory approaches to improve access to quality health services.