Practising medicine of kindness

(From third left) Dr Ko, his wife Tan Sw Chuang and daughter Win Win Htet arranging the food items outside his clinic along Burma Road. With them are volunteers Htun Htun Lin (left) and Bobo Aung. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

COMING from a humble background, Dr Ko Ko Win knows what it’s like to live through hard times and can empathise with those in need.

The 76-year-old, who is among the few remaining doctors from Myanmar living in Penang, runs a private clinic in Pulau Tikus.