The Military Council has revoked the licenses of threeprivate hospitals in Mandalay for appointing individuals who have joined theCivil Disobedience Movement (CDM).

The three hospitals affected by the revocation of licensesare Kant Kaw Hospital, City Hospital, and Palace Hospital.

An employee of a hospital whose license was revoked said,"The closure of the hospital has caused significant distress among itsemployees. The situation is particularly challenging for the cleaning andsecurity staff, as well as other personnel involved in the hospital'soperations."

According to the Military Council, the licenses of Kant KawHospital, City Hospital, and Palace Hospital were revoked due to non-compliancewith Article 19(a) of the licensing rules for private healthcare services.

About four months ago, the Military Council issued an orderfor the temporary closure of five private hospitals in Mandalay, citing theappointment of individuals associated with the Civil Disobedience Movement(CDM). Subsequently, on May 15, it was announced that three of these hospitalswould have their licenses permanently revoked.

According to the health community, the closure of the threehospitals could result in the loss of nearly 1,000 jobs.

The closure of these hospitals is a result of the decisionmade during the private healthcare services group (1/2023) meeting convened bythe Military Council on February 13, 2023. Their business licenses have beenrevoked since January 1.

People close to the hospitals have revealed that theMilitary Council conducted inspections startingfrom the end of 2022 to check for the appointment of CDM members at renowned private hospitals in Mandalay. As aresult, five hospitals were ordered to temporarily close.

The hospitals that were temporarily closed at that time wereHtet Nay Lin hospital, Sein Pann hospital, Kant Kaw hospital, City hospital andPalace hospital.

According to sources, Kant Kaw Hospital, City Hospital, andPalace Hospital were the three hospitals that had their licenses revoked by theMilitary Council on May 15, 2023. However, there has been no officialinformation released by the Military Council regarding the status of theremaining two hospitals, Htet Nay Lin Hospital and Sein Pann Hospital.