Press Release
May 7, 2008
We have been following the news of cyclone Nargis victims with deep sympathy and concerns. Cyclone victims have been without effective help for 4 days now and we are very much concerned about unnecessary human suffering and deaths.We urge international NGOs to provide immediate assistance to the victims of cyclone Nargis. We are afraid there will be more deaths and suffering of people from infectious gastrointestinal diseases and dehydration from lack of clean water. We only have precious hours not days to help those victims since those diseases can kill a person within hours. We will need immediate and massive airborne assistance to help the victims in outlying areas since roads have been destroyed.
We request the State Peace and Development Council to allow immediate and unrestricted access to international NGOs to help our people. There will be hundreds more deaths for every hour of delay in assistance.
Burma Medical Association (BMA)
contact person
Dr. Alice Khin 780-952-9877
Concerned Burmese Physicians and Professionals
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