INTERVIEW: Myanmar ‘an emergency within an emergency’, UN warns

In the scorching heat, dozens of patients lie waiting for help outside a hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar. "My child has a fever. There is no medicine. Maybe we can buy it somewhere else. But it is very expensive there," says a father to his son. After the earthquake, shortages are everywhere in Mandalay. Collapsed buildings lie abandoned due to a lack of firefighters or rubble clearers. Every now and then, long lines form in front of an open trunk…

INTERVIEW: Myanmar ‘an emergency within an emergency’, UN warns

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has been at the forefront of the emergency response, delivering critical medical supplies and coordinating lifesaving care. However, hospitals are overwhelmed, medical supplies are running dangerously low, and aid workers are racing to prevent deadly disease outbreaks among displaced communities. Speaking from the stricken capital Nay Pyi Taw, Elena […]

Myanmar: MSF warns of severe healthcare disruptions amid ongoing emergency | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

We’re getting ready for what seems will be a long and intense emergency.  The healthcare system has been severely impacted at multiple levels, with secondary care being particularly affected. Hospitals, including operating rooms, are non-functional—not only for emergency surgeries but also for essential procedures like cesarean sections. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are prioritizing efforts to provide immediate re…