Most of the men would be afraid to seek help . |
Muslims in western Myanmar was dying for lack of medical care following a number of attacks on aid agencies and medical institutions in March.
The UN warned that the serious humanitarian situation being faced by the Rohingya minority .
They were forced to flee from their homes and inhabit refugee camps following clashes with Buddhists who constitute the majority in Myanmar .
BBC reporter who visited the refugee camps Kyein Nyi Pyin , Jonah Fisher , reported many refugees are too scared to seek medical attention .
The refugees , he said , faced death without a chance to get the help of a doctor .
" Pregnant women , sick children , elderly women and men suffering and sometimes dying because they do not have access to medicine and primary care , " said Jonah Fisher .
Some Rohingya community leader in Pyin Nyi Kyein camp last month said nine people died there , seven of them were children .
None of them had received a doctor's care or treatment to the hospital .
Aid agencies suspend operations in Rakhine province last March after they were attacked by Click groups who accused the Buddhist aid agencies sided with the Muslim population . BBC
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