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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 […]

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 […]

The CPRH has set today as the deadline for civil servants to join the civil disobedience movement. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Striking Healthcare Workers Threatened by Myanmar Junta Officials The Irrawaddy 26 March 2021 Striking healthcare workers in Ayeyarwady Region’s Ngapudaw Township who are participating in the civil disobedience movement (CDM) are being pressured to return to […]

MSF is speaking out. https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2088743/hope-solidarity-amid-coup-crisis Jamie

I’m sure you have read this by now. Or thought about it. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Myanmar’s post-coup healthcare breakdown ‘The public health system has practically collapsed.’ Irwin Loy The New Humanitarian 25 March 2021 Myanmar’s public health system teeters on the brink of collapse weeks into a violent military coup, aid groups say, sparking warnings that […]

Read this … “complete breakdown of the public health system” “nearly all Covid19 testing and treatment has halted” ~ UN Acting Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Myanmar Andrew Kirkwood. And then watch. http://webtv.un.org/watch/myanmar-acting-resident-and-humanitarian-coordinator-for-the-united-nations-in-myanmar-mr.-andrew-kirkwood-press-conference/6241994516001/ Jamie

Dr Tedros the Director General of WHO has spoken about Myanmar. “Syria is one of many crises around the world, from Myanmar to Yemen and Tigray in Ethiopia, where millions of people have been denied access to essential health services, and where health facilities have been destroyed and #health workers have been attacked and intimidated. […]