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From sex workers to HIV patients, Myanmar unrest poses ‘huge’ health risks

From sex workers to HIV patients, Myanmar unrest poses ‘huge’ health risks

BEH LIH YI POLITICAL turmoil in Myanmar poses "huge risks" to the health of vulnerable people including sex workers and HIV patients, aid groups said, warning that medical supplies could be disrupted as the public healthcare system struggles to operate normally. The Southeast Asian nation plunged into crisis after the army ousted Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government in a February 1 coup, declaring a year-long state of emergency that has sparked strikes and protests - including by doctors. Myanmar's public hospitals and clinics, which were already under pressure due to COVID-19, are in disarray, according to medical…
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