Myanmar workers want wage hike on Labour Day; Lack of healthcare providers hinder earthquake response

Lack of healthcare providers hinder earthquake response

The arrest of over 872 healthcare workers and the closure of private hospitals has undermined the response to the March 28 earthquake, according to Human Rights Watch and Physicians for Human Rights. About 263 healthcare facilities have been attacked and at least 74 health workers have been killed since the 2021 coup, according to Swiss organization Insecurity Insight.

“Governments supporting the earthquake response should call on the [regime] to cease airstrikes and other unlawful attacks targeting healthcare facilities and health workers and release all those wrongfully detained,” said Lindsey Green, the deputy director of research at Physicians for Human Rights, in a press release on Monday.