Myanmar: ICRC and Myanmar Red Cross help displaced in Rakhine

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In June 2012, inter-communal violence between Muslim and Rakhine communities affected thousands of people of both communities in Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Together with the Myanmar Red Cross Society, the ICRC has been providing basic but vital assistance to the wounded, the sick and the displaced of both communities.

- Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. An emergency medical evacuation team rushes emergency patients to a referral hospital in Sittwe during the curfew. The ICRC and the Myanmar Red Cross Society are working hard to ensure that everyone affected by intercommunal violence in Rakhine State can obtain health care.
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- Thee Chaung Camp, near Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. An emergency evacuation team transfers a young child from a health post in Thee Chaung Camp to Sittwe hospital. Access to health care is a major problem for people who have fled to camps outside Sittwe.
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- Rakhine State, Myanmar. The ICRC and the Myanmar Red Cross return a young boy to his home after treatment in Sittwe Hospital.
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- Rakhine State, Myanmar. With the support of the ICRC, the Myanmar Red Cross provides first aid for sick and wounded people from both Muslim and Rakhine communities. In places where living conditions are difficult, small wounds can have serious consequences if not treated properly.
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- Rakhine State, Myanmar. The ICRC and the Myanmar Red Cross make sure displaced people from both Muslim and Rakhine communities have clean water, in order to prevent the spread of water-borne disease. Both organizations provide assistance based on the needs of people from the two communities and in accordance with the principle of impartiality.
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- Rakhine State, Myanmar. For humanitarian workers, reaching people in need requires meticulous preparation. Myanmar Red Cross Field Manager Dr Thike Htun and ICRC delegate Patricia Alliot-Guichard brief Red Cross volunteers deployed from Kachin State before setting off for camps in and around Sittwe.
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- Thee Chaung Camp, near Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. Displaced persons gather around ICRC delegate Patricia Alliot-Guichard and Myanmar Red Cross water and sanitation engineer Shithu Tun as they check a water point installed jointly by the two organizations.
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- Moezala Camp, Sittwe, Rakhine State. Proper personal hygiene is an essential element in preventing the spread of disease, especially in such a crowed situation as an IDP camp. A boy demonstrates how to wash hands thoroughly with Beatriz Seisdedos De Vega from the ICRC following a hygiene promotion session.
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- Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Myanmar Red Cross and the ICRC installed a drinking water purification unit in Sittwe town in June 2012. Supplying drinking water to the camps in Sittwe remains a priority for the ICRC and the Myanmar Red Cross.
  © ICRC / Aye Zaw Myo / v-p-mm-e-00142

Myanmar: ICRC and Myanmar Red Cross help displaced in Rakhine

11-01-2013 Photo gallery

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