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- December 29, 2023
Kyaing Hein Lin
Narinjara News, 20 May 2024
The restriction in transporting essential goods and
medicines to Arakan (Rakhine) State by the military junta
has created numerous difficulties for the residents, where the lack of medical
supplies even leads to fatalities among patients of chronic illnesses and
pregnant women.
"Recently, an elderly person with chronic illness died at a refugee camp.
At the same time, a displaced woman died due to liver diseases, as there was no
medicine for her treatment. A pregnant woman with systemic lupus erythematosus
also lost her life because of no medication in need,” said a social worker
based in Pauktaw.
He stated that these fatalities took place in Pauktaw
town and similar deaths might have occurred in other localities as well.
On 16 May, a pregnant woman from Kyauktaw also passed away due to coronary
artery diseases.
Lack of medicines has prevented many people in IDP
camps from taking necessary care in the Arakan region. Now many are suffering from diarrhoea and skin
diseases due to extreme heat and scarcity of clean water.
In Ann, the fighting between the junta forces and ArakanArmy (AA) fighters is
going on and amid the conflict many elderly residents died due to the extreme
heat.
An Arakanese doctor
advised local people to reduce their alcohol consumption and to take extra
precautions for their health during the hot days.
In regions under the control of AA, the healthcare
personnel continue providing medical care to the people. But the hospitals are
being targeted by the junta soldiers and hence people are deprived of much
needed treatment for serious ailments.
On 15 May, the junta soldiers carried out airstrikes
on Wea Gyi Daunt cottage hospital in Kyauktaw using a jet fighter. It resulted
in complete destruction of the hospital and caused injuries to 20 individuals
including medical staff, patients and caretakers.