Statelessness Working Paper Series 2016/04 Secondly, Myanmar needs to face its problematic history which has formulated the present national sentiment of fearing the ‘foreign’ and in doing so needs to discuss ways in which the Buddhist community can adapt to the present reality of a multi-cultural Myanmar, without forsaking its distinctive core values or ‘discounting its pervasive influence’ on Burmese culture as the majority religion in the country. 101 Thirdly, even if Myanmar do eventually transform or reformulate the national sentiment to accommodate the human rights of the Rohingya, it could take years for this to come into place. Therefore, in light of this, what role can non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or non-state actors play in the meantime to improve the Rohingya’s right to health? In short, it is imperative that NGOs continue to lobby for improved health conditions and health rights for the stateless Rohingya through international media. For instance, at present, Myanmar only spends 2% of its total government expenditure on health, leaving it in 150th position in the United Nation’s Development Program’s Human Development Report.102 Therefore, pressure from the international community needs to be placed on Myanmar to improve its commitment to health by advocating for improved health facilities, clean water supplies, and access to medical staff; all of which are key components of the right to health. 6. Conclusion Having acknowledged that citizenship may not be the final answer for the Rohingya to secure an effective right to health, and that ethnic tensions and Myanmar nationalism pose the greatest obstacles to health equality, one then questions whether further academic research on this subject should be directed towards the role that national identity plays, and has played, in affecting noncitizens right to health. If citizenship, although an important first step to realising an effective right to health, is not the ultimate answer to its security, we must look to other potential solutions. An analysis of the political policies and discursive behaviours stemming from national identity would not only be an informative line of enquiry, but may also offer the best means to create effective long term solutions for stateless individuals and their health rights. 101 102 M Walton, ‘Myanmar Needs a New Nationalism’ (2013) Asia Times Online United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Human Development Report (2014) 14