WHO seeks $8 million in 30 days after earthquake leaves Myanmar in need of aid
- The World Health Organization declared the Myanmar earthquake a top-level emergency and urgently requested $8 million to save lives and prevent disease outbreaks over the next 30 days.
- The earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7, struck near Mandalay, killing over 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in Thailand.
- The WHO warned that trauma injuries have a high risk of infection due to limited surgical capacity in Myanmar.
- Immediate health needs include trauma care and essential medicines, as hospitals are overwhelmed and disease risks are rising.
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Doctors, dogs and dollars: Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake?
Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid began arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country. About 2,000 people have so far been reported dead in Friday’s magnitude 7.7 earthquake where millions were already displaced by a civil war triggered by the 2021 military coup. The quake is […] The post Doctors, dogs and dollars: Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake? appea…
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