The military council has blacklisted medical graduates who completed their studies in December 2020 from medical universities across Myanmar, denying them their medical degrees for refusing to serve under their administration. Dr. Soe Khaing Win, the military council’s Minister of Health, acting under Min Aung Hlaing’s orders, has implemented travel restrictions affecting 1,022 doctors, preventing them from leaving the country.
These doctors, despite completing their academic requirements, are facing political persecution. They have been denied not only their medical degrees but also their medical practice licenses and the right to travel abroad. The doctors report that the military council is deliberately oppressing them, affecting their futures despite their situation having no connection to politics. The military council’s actions appear to be a calculated effort to control and restrict these medical professionals.
Due to the military council’s oppressive measures, these prospective doctors are losing future opportunities and are unable to utilize their professional expertise for public benefit. While these doctors wish to provide medical care with humanitarian consideration, the military council’s political oppression creates significant barriers to their practice. Furthermore, the situation represents a violation of the doctors’ rights to freely practice their profession and their professional privileges. The systematic denial of their credentials and rights has effectively prevented an entire cohort of medical professionals from serving their communities and developing their careers.
