The United States, Oman and Papua New Guinea are the only countries on the planet that fail to offer some form of paid maternity leave for new mothers.
Nearly four months after the military seized power in Myanmar, people are struggling to access healthcare.
Hospitals are closed or occupied by the military and many facilities are severely understaffed, while COVID-19 remains a threat.
The economic fallout of the military takeover has also resulted in reduced or uncertain access to services, including healthcare and clean water.
MSF urges the military government to ensure people have unhindered access to healthcare, and to allow health workers to provide care without fear or intimidation.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on Myanmar’s de facto military government, and other groups, to take all steps to ensure people have safe and unhindered access to healthcare, regardless of where they seek it. Equally, medical staff must be able to provide lifesaving care without attacks, detention or intimidation.
All parties must ensure unimpeded access to healthcare in Myanmar
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Nearly four months after the military seized power in Myanmar, people are struggling to access healthcare.
Hospitals are closed or occupied by the military and many facilities are severely understaffed, while COVID-19 remains a threat.
The economic fallout of the military takeover has also resulted in reduced or uncertain access to services, including healthcare and clean water.
MSF urges the military government to ensure people have unhindered access to healthcare, and to allow health workers to provide care without fear or intimidation.
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on Myanmar’s de facto military government, and other groups, to take all steps to ensure people have safe and unhindered access to healthcare, regardless of where they seek it. Equally, medical staff must be able to provide lifesaving care without attacks, detention or intimidation.
Joe Biden s team ended a State Department investigation into Wuhan lab
The investigation was begun by Mike Pompeo s allies in fall and ran until spring
One of those involved in probe said no evidence showed virus came from bats
David Asher was part of State Department arms control and verification bureau
He said his team found no evidence coronavirus came from animals
Biden s team in February or March decided to end their research
Critics of the effort said it was overtly political and designed to burnish Trump
Trump had long claimed that the Wuhan theory for COVID-19 was likely
Many scientists initially disregarded the theory but are now accepting it