As the war gets closer to the capital, a significant number of medical staff have fled from Sittwe General Hospital, causing major shortages of personnel. A female staff member, who requested anonymity, revealed that Sittwe General Hospital once boasted over 300 doctors and nurses, but the current count has plummeted to a mere 40, posing significant hardships in providing
An artillery shell fired by the Junta forces exploded in a residential ward of Sittwe Township on the night of March 9th, killing 5 and injuring at least 10 others. "I have just come back from the hospital. Five were killed instantly, and more than ten others sustained injuries, including about five children. A carer shared that her brother's family, both parents, tragically
An artillery shell launched by Junta forces struck Sittwe's Myoma (main) Market, the capital of Rakhine state, resulting in the deaths of seven individuals and injuries to approximately 30 others. An artillery shell launched by the Junta's navy near Sittwe Point hit U Maung Maung Than warehouse according to a female vendor, around 8:30 am on February 29th. This market is
People in Arakan State have called on authorities to improve the delivery of healthcare services in the state by providing much-needed doctors and medicines, as countries around the globe marked World Health Day last week. Local residents in Rathedaung, Buthidaung, Ramree, Mrauk-U and other Arakan State townships have poor access to healthcare services as medical facilities,
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Already grappling with a deadly third wave of COVID-19 infections in a health crisis made worse by chaos from the military coup, southern Myanmar was inundated by severe flooding over the weekend that hampered the efforts of healthcare workers and aid groups.
Heavy rains battered the southern states of Kayin and Mon and Tanintharyi region beginning on Sunday, impacting as many as 3,000 people. More than 100 in Kayin’s Hlaingbwe had to be evacuated, according to a relief official from the area. No deaths have been reported.
In Mon state’s Ye, Kyaikmaraw and Chaungzon townships, the rising Thanlwin River limited movement and frustrated efforts to treat patients infected with COVID-19, An Nu, a resident of Mawlamyine’s Shwedaung ward, told RFA’s Myanmar Service.
Woman Loses Leg in Landmine Blast in Myanmar’s Rakhine State
The landmine victim at Sittwe Hospital / U Than Tun
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By Min Aung Khine 6 January 2021
SITTWE, Rakhine State—A woman in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township, which has seen a lull in fighting between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army (AA) over the past two months, lost one of her limbs in a mine blast on Monday.
Daw Khaing San May, 43, from Khabaw Village, stepped on a landmine while collecting firewood on a mountain to the east of the village, according to her sister Daw Ma Hla Phyu, who witnessed the incident.