"A study group from Japan visited Myanmar earlier this year to inspect the humanitarian activities of a non-government organisation, AMDA International The 22-member group spent four days at Meiktila, in central Mandalay Division, where the Japanese-based AMDA (Association of Medical Doctors of Asia) has been assisting Myanmar people since 1995 in line with its mission to help underprivileged people in Asia and other parts of the world..."