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Insecurity Insight identified at least 1829 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Myanmar since the military coup on 01 February 2021 and 03 December 2025. On average, health care was attacked every day, with 70% of incidents attributed to the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF). At least 165 health workers were killed and 906 arrested, while health facilities were reportedly damaged on 447 occasions. Health facilities were forced to close or reduce services, placing patients’ lives at risk as fighting, aircraft and drone strikes, and medicine blockades disrupted the delivery of care, with profound long-term impacts on the health system and affected communities. View the incidents on our interactive map. Numbers may change if or when further information is made available. We are currently updating our datasets on HDX, please get in touch if you are interested in this data.
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The publicly reported incidents below are not a complete nor a representative list of all incidents that affected the provision of health care between 24 December 2025-06 January 2026. The incidents below have not been verified through ground investigations. There is a delay in reporting incidents due to our open source verification protocol.
Documented incidents
26 December 2025: In Banmauk town, Banmauk township, Katha district, Sagaing region, a township hospital and a market caught fire due to two bombs dropped by a Myanmar military fighter jet. Sources: Democratic Voice of Burma and Kachinwaves
27 December 2025: In Tedim town, township, and district, Chin state, a township hospital was damaged by artillery shelling reportedly by the PDF. Three artillery shells exploded in the hospital compound. Sources: Irrawaddy and Press of Ministry
29 December 2025: In Myaung town and township, Sagaing district, Sagaing region, a township hospital occupied by the Myanmar military was attacked with artillery by the local resistance forces. The Myanmar military returned fire using artillery. Source: Khit Thit Media
02 January 2026: In Ywar Shey village, Bago village tract, Indaw township, Katha district, Sagaing region, a rural health centre upgraded as a makeshift hospital and a public school were damaged by bombs dropped by a Myanmar military fighter jet. Sources: Khit Thit Media and Maun
04 January 2026: In Ma Taunt Ta village and village tract, Salingyi township, Yinmabin district, Sagaing region, a station hospital was damaged by two bombs dropped by three Myanmar military gyrocopters. A doctor, a man, and a 13-year-old boy were killed and an unspecified number of others, including patients, were injured. Sources: Burma VJ, CJ Platform, Maun, Myanmar Now, NUG MoH, People’s Spring, Red Peacock, and Voice of Myanmar
06 January 2026: In Wei Taung (North) village, Wei Taung village tract, Myaing township, Pakokku district, Magway region, a sub-rural health centre and some houses were damaged by two bombs dropped by three Myanmar military gyrocopters. Sources: Khit Thit Media and Myaelatt Athan