Bhutan’s Medical Relief Mission to Myanmar Earthquake 2025: Operational insights and policy recommendations
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https://doi.org/10.47811/bhj.192Keywords:
Bhutan; Disaster; Earthquake; Field Hospital; Emergency Medical Team; Humanitarian assistance; MyanmarAbstract
A catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025, causing destruction of infrastructure, deaths, injuries and displacement of nearly 200,000 people. In response to this humanitarian crisis, Bhutan deployed its emergency medical team to support relief operations. This short report evaluates the mission’s operational strengths, challenges and lessons learned. Drawing on field observations, structured debriefings and prior mission experience, it highlights critical insights to inform future disaster preparedness, coordination and response efforts by emergency medical teams.
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