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Myanmar Conflict Continues to Endanger Health Workers and Facilities, SHCC Reports
The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 308 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Myanmar in 2024, compared to 420 in 2023, 290 in 2022 and 491 in 2021. Health facilities were damaged 135 times and occupied on 67 occasions. In addition, 91 health workers were arrested and 31 killed.
Fighting between conflict parties since the 2021 military coup has left an estimated 3.3 million people internally displaced and crippled Myanmar’s health care system amid profound insecurity. Damage to health facilities by military aircraft strikes almost doubled in 2024 compared to 2023, as government forces lost more territory. Travel restrictions and administrative barriers have drastically reduced emergency referrals, with maternal and neonatal mortality rates sharply increasing as a result. Read the full factsheet in Burmese and English. Download the data