Naypyitaw, April 4 -- Intensifying support to earthquake-hit Myanmar, the World Health Organization (WHO) has provided nearly 100 tons of medicines, medical devices, and tents so far and is assisting in the coordination and deployment of emergency medical teams on the ground to meet the growing and evolving health needs of the nearly 12.9 million people in need of humanitarian health assistance, an official statement said.

WHO flew 35 tons of supplies from its Global Logistics Hub in Dubai to Yangon yesterday evening. Earlier, 60 tons of trauma kits, medicines, medical and surgical devices, and multipurpose tents were provided from the emergency stockpiles in Yangon for Mandalay, Naypyitaw, and Sagaing.

As per the statement, more life-s...