Andrew Kirkwood has also stated that the public health system has collapsed. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-number-of-people-living-in-poverty-in-myanmar-has-doubled-in-last-year/ Jamie

Richard Horsey has written about the health system in bullet three: Third, the health system has collapsed. Many public hospitals are shuttered as medical staff refuse to work for the regime. Other hospitals in key city locations have been taken over by soldiers as forward operating bases, with patients evicted. Medical first responders have been […]

The Health in Myanmar [him] moderator has made a couple of postings recently about the Red Cross in Myanmar. Is the Committee or the Federation going to engage with the junta or not? It is time to decide. https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/2021/04/09/open-letter-from-myanmar-csos-regarding-the-myanmar-red-cross-societys-attendance-at-the-murderous-juntas-armed-forces-day-celebration-violates-principles-of-icrc-and-ifrc-mrcs-part/ JamieE

Please keep up with the Minister of Health and Sports. Tweets by ZawWaiSoe4 Jamie

More health workers are being targeted. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar aid workers arrested, intimidated, hurt, Red Cross says Reuters Staff 1 April 2021 (Reuters) – Myanmar Red Cross workers have been arrested, intimidated and injured on the front lines as they tried to treat mounting civilian casualties, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]

“They were arrested while treating the patients. Is it a crime for doctors and nurses to save patients’ lives?” Yes, apparently it is. Well done, Irrawaddy. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar Regime’s Thugs Target Doctors and Clinics Aiding the Wounded Kaung Htet The Irrawaddy 6 April 2021 Early Saturday morning, troops of Myanmar’s military regime stormed into […]

Thanks to the underground medics and the underground journalists who are working towards freedom. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar’s medics go undercover treating protesters in the battle for democracy Mazoe Ford ABC 30 March Doctors and nurses across Myanmar are risking their lives by setting up secret medical clinics and triage zones in back streets near protest […]

The IFRC is speaking out. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar: IFRC calls for greater protection of health workers and warns of a deepening humanitarian crisis Kuala Lumpur/Yangon/Geneva,1 April 2021 – Two months following the military takeover in Myanmar, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is deeply concerned about the escalating violence and […]

There appear to be a lot of articles being written about health care providers in Myanmar. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ A Medic at the Myanmar Protests: “We Don’t Count the Dead.” David Corn Mother Jones 2 April 2021 “If there’s a head wound and we cannot detect a pulse, we move right away to another patient we […]

Hospital cleaners and health care providers are brave. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar Doctor Condemns Security Forces Attack on Yangon Hospital The Irrawaddy 1 April 2021 Yangon — Myanmar’s security forces used slingshots against Tet Lann Hospital in South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, on March 8. On Tuesday morning, they broke into the hospital. While international law prohibits […]

Here is some ‘news’ on Covid19 testing from Eleven Myanmar. Should I post news from Eleven Myanmar or boycott it? Let me know. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Covid Test No Longer Needed for Domestic Air Travel Shun Lei Win Eleven Myanmar 27 March 2021 The Ministry of Health and Sports has stated that a Covid-19 Test is […]