Health care crisis follows Myanmar quake as junta drives medics underground

For a documentary, Antoine Vedheilhe, Prix Albert-London 2024, managed to think about the epicentre of the apocalyptic seism of 28 March. Interview.

‘Junta in the way’: Myanmar quake crisis worsens amid air strikes, scarce UN aid

Myanmar’s junta is conducting air strikes after a deadly earthquake, despite a ceasefire, while a US$275 million UN aid appeal has received only US$34 million.

Health care crisis follows Myanmar quake as junta drives medics underground

After medics took a prominent role in the anti-junta movement that emerged after the coup, the military administration has sought to root out opponents to its rule.

Myanmar: Life-saving education funding must be restored following USAID cuts

The United States and other governments must urgently find funding for education programmes in Myanmar that were a lifeline for students, teachers and families in the war-torn country, Amnesty International said today, as it warned of a “lost generation” if no action is taken.Testimony from teachers and students gathered by Amnesty International showed the impact on Myanmar students of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts to foreign aid, wh…

‘Failure of the military junta’: Myanmar’s crippled healthcare fails quake victims

NAYPYITAW, May 8 — Burmese academic Sophia Htwe spent hours desperately trying to call home from Australia after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck her hometown in Myanmar in late March, learning that a childhood friend had been trapped in the rubble. Friends from the central-northwestern region of Sagaing told her that she had been freed but died from her injuries after receiving no medical treatment. “That just really broke me... This is actu…

Few doctors, throttled aid: How Myanmar’s junta worsened earthquake toll

The military's rule and attacks on healthcare facilities have hindered emergency response. Read more at straitstimes.com.