(VOVWORLD) -The 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 has killed at least 1,700 people, injured 3,400 and left 300 people missing in Myanmar.
 The World Health Organization (WHO) logo at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: AFP/VNA
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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday assessed the Myanmar earthquake as a public health emergency at the highest level, and called for 8 million USD in emergency funding to save lives and prevent disease outbreaks in Myanmar in the next 30 days. WHO said that without immediate funding, lives will be at risk, and fragile health systems could collapse.
The WHO also announced that the first shipment of emergency kits to treat severe injuries and fractures, along with multi-purpose tents, had arrived at the 1,000-bed hospital in the capital Naypyitaw, after being transported from an emergency stockpile in Yangon. Similar supplies are now on their way north to Mandalay General Hospital.
On Sunday, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal to raise more than 115 million USD to support victims. This amount of money is to help 100,000 people in Myanmar through relief measures and early recovery in the next 24 months.