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More than 100 doctors head to Myanmar on Saturday, says EU official
Posted: 17 May 2008 0540 hrs

 
 
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BANGKOK - More than 100 doctors from neighbouring countries will go into cyclone-hit Myanmar on Saturday, the EU's humanitarian aid chief Louis Michel told AFP after a two-day visit to the country.

"They will have the visas and the permission," he said in Thailand. "Now things are moving in this regard."

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