US EditionWHO seeks $8 million in 30 days after earthquake leaves Myanmar in need of aid
- The World Health Organization declared the Myanmar earthquake a top-level emergency and urgently requested $8 million to save lives and prevent disease outbreaks over the next 30 days.
- The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7, struck near Mandalay, killing over 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in Thailand.
- The WHO warned that trauma injuries have a high risk of infection due to limited surgical capacity in Myanmar.
- Immediate health needs include trauma care and essential medicines, as hospitals are overwhelmed and disease risks are rising.
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Millions of people in Myanmar are dependent on medical aid, and the WHO is asking for eight million dollars.
Doctors, dogs and dollars: Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake?
Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid began arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country. About 2,000 people have so far been reported dead in Friday’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake where millions were already displaced by a civil war triggered by the 2021 military coup. The quake is […] The post Doctors, dogs and dollars: Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake? appea…
Large-scale deployment for the UN Health Authority: It's not just about treating injured people, because millions of people in the country of civil war had already depended on medical aid.
In Myanmar, destroyed infrastructure, interrupted power supply and scarce drinking water exacerbate the emergency situation after the earthquake. WHO calls out the highest level of alarm.
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