IDP children in Thandwe Twsp suffer from skin diseases

By Admin 09 Jul 2024

DMG Newsroom
9 July 2024, Thandwe

Several children under the age of 15 who have been displaced by fighting in Thandwe Township, Arakan State, are reportedly suffering from skin diseases and are in need of medicine, according to aid workers.

The IDPs are living in temporary tents near the forest, and the IDP children are suffering from skin diseases due to the conditions they are living in.

“IDP children suffer from skin diseases due to the unclean drinking water and the unclean environment. They need medicine and face difficulties buying medicine due to the junta’s travel restrictions,” said an aid worker.

About 20 IDP children under the age of 15 are suffering from skin ailments such as rashes and sores on their bodies.

“There are no donors for IDPs who urgently need medicine. I would like to ask well-wishers to donate medicine to the IDPs,” said a female activist who is assisting IDPs.

It has been nearly three months since the Arakkha Army (AA) clashed with the military in Thandwe Township, with the number of IDPs as a result of the conflict surpassing 50,000. The IDPs are in need of food, clean drinking water and shelters.

Shortages of commodities are reported and the prices of goods are skyrocketing in Thandwe Township due to junta blockades of both roads and waterways.

“We are worried about the risk of landmines when we go to the forest to search for vegetables. We have almost no more money and we don’t know how to make a living in the rainy season,” said one IDP woman.

The AA has so far seized Thandwe Airport and the military’s Ngapali-based Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) No. 566, and the Arakanese ethnic armed group continues to attack the military’s LIB No. 55.