U.S. policy change triggers medical crisis for Myanmar refugees in

Tawatchai Yingtaweesak, a hospital director, speaks to Maung Lay, 45, a refugee from Myanmar who suffers from epilepsy and was transferred to Tha Song Yang Hospital following a halt in U.S. foreign aid that led to the closure of health services inside Mae La refugee camp nearby on the Thai-Myanmar border, at Tha Song Yang district, Tak Province, a Thai-Myanmar border province, February 4, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha