The assessment will include finding out the number of people who need assistance, their locations and exactly what aid is required.
ASEAN hopes this assessment can be completed when leaders from the group meet in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia during their annual summit from May 9 to 11.
The first phase includes delivery of medical supplies and equipment to support the COVID-19 response in Myanmar. ASEAN's needs assessment will include the number of people who need assistance, which locations such help is needed at, and what aid is required, said Dr Kao. “There are people who because of the violence on the ground, have to move. People who really are not able to get access to the things that they need to survive. And I think those are the people we will focus on,” said Dr Kao.
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