The military council has blacklisted medical doctors who completed their studies in December 2020 from universities across Myanmar, denying them their medical degrees for refusing to serve under the military 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 medical professionals, despite completing their education, are facing political persecution. They are being denied not only their medical degrees but also their medical practice licenses and the right to travel abroad. The military council is exerting pressure on doctors to work under their administration, implementing punitive measures against those who refuse to comply. This systematic oppression demonstrates the council’s deliberate strategy to control the healthcare sector through coercive means.
The loss of professional rights and opportunities for these doctors represents a calculated form of oppression by the military council. This situation clearly violates the doctors’ rights to practice their profession freely and their professional privileges. The military council’s actions reflect their attempt to maintain control over the healthcare sector by pressuring medical professionals through various restrictive measures and punishments.
