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In Myanmar, the military has declared war on health care workers
By KRISTEN GELINEAU and VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press
July 6, 2021, 5:03 AM
• 6 min read
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The clandestine clinic was under fire, and the medics inside were in tears.
Hidden away in a Myanmar monastery, this safe haven had sprung up for those injured while protesting the military’s overthrow of the government. But now security forces had discovered its location.
A bullet struck a young man in the throat as he defended the door, and the medical staff tried frantically to stop the bleeding.