Pictures from Muthraw district, Karen state, Burma

FBR REPORT: Pictures from Muthraw district, Karen state, Burma

Karen State, Burma

16 January, 2005

Surgery in Muthaw District, Karen State, Burma. 7 January, 2005.

Medics suture a Karen man whose face was split open by accident with a knife. The medics put the patient on a intravenous drip, gave him local anesthesia and then sutured the inside of this man's mouth and upper gums. Then they sutured his lip and nose. After the operation the patient was given antibiotics and sent to a mobile clinic a 1 day walk away. The relief team was enroute to provide relief to IDPs in Toungoo District, Northern Karen State, Burma.

Medic treats villager in Muthraw District. 6 January 2005.