Burma?s Man-Made Suffering

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"...Chronic divestment in health, alongside draconian restrictions, harassment and the incarceration of relief workers, remain the root drivers of the health and humanitarian crises in Burma. These are the real human rights violations that affect health—not sanctions...official restrictions governing the work of international aid agencies have been tightened, particularly the rules covering domestic travel and data collection. Their priorities are clear: until the global community has the moral fortitude to address this underlying reality, the humanitarian crises of Burma will continue, especially for the 70 Burmese HIV patients who will die today from lack of care"

Creator/author: 

Voravit Suwanvanichkij and Chris Beyrer

Source/publisher: 

"The Irrawaddy"

Date of Publication: 

2009-02-09

Date of entry: 

2009-02-10

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English

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