In Pictures: Myanmar One Month On

U Thein Tun is a 51-year old man living in a camp for people who were displaced due to the ongoing armed conflicts in Myanmar. He fled his village of Maygun in the Sagaing region in 2023 with his five siblings and elderly father.

"My main burden is the medical treatment for my father, who is elderly and has many medical issues, especially since he has had strokes. On the day of the earthquake, he had a medical emergency so we took him to the hospital. Just as we returned, the earthquake struck, right before lunchtime."

U Thein has medical issues of his own including heart disease, diabetes and gout, and depends on the medical clinic supported by the ICRC for much of his medication.

"Our only source of income is through our nephew and niece, and we use most of this money to buy pay for medication and doctors. The clinic reduces the burden a lot, so we really appreciated it.

I received a two-week food ration from the ICRC which is really useful after the earthquake, because no one dared to take anything out of the collapsed building. As we are all older, we don't consume as much like young families, so the rations last longer than two weeks for us."

The ICRC is enabling access to medical care by affected people through our support to health centres and the MRCS mobile clinic. Our support allows those who cannot afford basic medicines to receive them free of charge.