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| Doctors Without Borders warns of ‘life-threatening’ consequences after Myanmar junta demands group cease work | Doctors Without Borders warns of ‘life-threatening’ consequences after Myanmar junta demands group cease work |
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| Thousands of HIV and tuberculosis patients in southern Myanmar are facing serious health risks, the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned after the country’s military junta told it to “suspend all activities”. | Thousands of HIV and tuberculosis patients in southern Myanmar are facing serious health risks, the aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has warned after the country’s military junta told it to “suspend all activities”. |
| MSF said on Wednesday that it had received a letter from officials asking the group to stop its work in the southeastern area of Dawei, where it has provided healthcare for more than two decades. | MSF said on Wednesday that it had received a letter from officials asking the group to stop its work in the southeastern area of Dawei, where it has provided healthcare for more than two decades. |
| In response to the order from Dawei’s regional authority, the group released a statement warning that “suspending MSF’s activities could be life-threatening for many of our patients at a time when public services remain severely disrupted.” | In response to the order from Dawei’s regional authority, the group released a statement warning that “suspending MSF’s activities could be life-threatening for many of our patients at a time when public services remain severely disrupted.” |
| Trying to clarify the situation, MSF said it had reached out to regional officials in an attempt to “understand” the reasoning for their decision, which, if followed, would prevent the group from treating more than 2,000 people in the area who are living with HIV. | Trying to clarify the situation, MSF said it had reached out to regional officials in an attempt to “understand” the reasoning for their decision, which, if followed, would prevent the group from treating more than 2,000 people in the area who are living with HIV. |
| Almost all public medical facilities across Myanmar have been closed in the wake of the February 1 coup, after doctors and other health officials took part in the ongoing civil strike opposing the military takeover. | Almost all public medical facilities across Myanmar have been closed in the wake of the February 1 coup, after doctors and other health officials took part in the ongoing civil strike opposing the military takeover. |
| Dawei is the hometown of the Myanmar military’s leader, Min Aung Hlaing, with the area seeing protests almost every day since democratically-elected civilian leaders were detained and security forces sought to gain control. | Dawei is the hometown of the Myanmar military’s leader, Min Aung Hlaing, with the area seeing protests almost every day since democratically-elected civilian leaders were detained and security forces sought to gain control. |
| The order for MSF to suspend its work comes despite a meeting between the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, and Hlaing on June 3. Maurer had requested that security officials give broader access for humanitarian aid in the worst-afflicted parts of the country. | The order for MSF to suspend its work comes despite a meeting between the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, and Hlaing on June 3. Maurer had requested that security officials give broader access for humanitarian aid in the worst-afflicted parts of the country. |
| Since the coup, more than 800 people have died in clashes between the Myanmar military and pro-democracy protesters, with many more detained for their role in the demonstrations that have occurred throughout the country. | Since the coup, more than 800 people have died in clashes between the Myanmar military and pro-democracy protesters, with many more detained for their role in the demonstrations that have occurred throughout the country. |
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