Due to the lack of water in the prison, skin diseases are occurring : Myanmar

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The mother, who asked not to be named due to security reasons, told RFA that her daughter, a political prisoner in Tharayawati Prison, who visits the prison every month, says that the water in the prison is not clean.

"Currently, he is in Tharayawati prison. I usually go once a month. I get rashes, so I have to add medicine every month. Because the ointment didn't help, the prison had to give it an injection. children, Because the water is not good, it is runny, Since the order was passed in Insein prison, he has been mixing with a lot of people.

He also said that the drinking water is very bad.

"The water stinks, smelly He told me. Even if he gargles, he feels nauseous and wants to vomit. The water is pretty bad.”

The Political Prisoners' Network (PPNM) also said that because of the system that gives lights every four hours, there is not enough water in Tharayawati prison.

Because there is not enough drinking water in the prisons, the prisoners run, Left PPNM announced on May 14 that they are suffering from hives.

As the temperature in Myanmar in mid-May rises to an average of 40 degrees Celsius to 46 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit to 114 degrees Fahrenheit), personal health problems are more common in prisons.

In the children's prison, the rates, According to the Political Prisoners Network, the prisoners are suffering from skin diseases because they have to drink contaminated water for many years and have to drink water that turns red with algae.

Drinking lime water lack of vitamins due to lack of clean water, It is also said that the lower part of the body is affected by air spray disease.

In the central tropical region of the country, Mye Farm Central Prison said that there is not enough water this summer. In addition, he said that he had to shower at 4:00 p.m., when the temperature was around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), so he got itchy due to the unclean hot water.

Similarly, in Yangon's Insein Central Prison, there are many times when there is no fire, and the inmates have to bathe in cups, not only because the water is not clean, but also because they do not bathe, PPNM also said that there are serious cases of heat and itchiness.

A father who is sending a weekly parcel to Insein prison for a political prisoner, who did not want to be named for security reasons, said that he had to send anti-itch medicine because his son would never get it.

"In prison, a kind of Burmese medicine is a small bottle of Tamaya ointment. I ordered that medicine. At first, she never had it. English medicine I will send all the medicine. As for the itch ointment, the parcel was sent today, so I added the itch ointment. It's only been 2 weeks at Tamasy."

He also said that since the prison cannot provide water in the Mithila prison, the prisoners have to buy a water truck for about 65000 kyats and take a bath.

There is no clean water in the prisons, RFA contacted the Nay Pyi Taw Prison Department to inquire about insufficient water and skin problems, but was unable to contact them.

Insein friendship Pathein land Myitkyina, Tharawati Pakokku, mat horse farm Ganga, PPNM has collected information about what is happening in 12 prisons such as Katha and Kale and issued a statement.