The military council has blacklisted medical doctors who completed their studies at medical universities across Myanmar in December 2020, denying them their medical degrees for refusing to serve under their administration. Dr. Thet 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.
Despite completing their medical education, these doctors have been blacklisted and denied their certificates due to their opposition to the military council. The doctors report that although their situation has nothing to do with politics, the military council is deliberately oppressing them by not only withholding their medical degrees but also denying them medical licenses and restricting their ability to travel abroad.
The military council’s oppressive measures have created uncertainty for these medical professionals’ futures and resulted in the loss of their professional rights. While these doctors wish to provide medical care with humanitarian consideration, they face numerous obstacles due to the military council’s political persecution. This situation clearly demonstrates how the military council’s actions are contributing to the deterioration of Myanmar’s healthcare system and potentially impacting the delivery of healthcare services to the general population. The systematic denial of medical credentials to qualified professionals represents a concerning development in the ongoing crisis, affecting both the medical community and the broader civilian population who depend on their services.
