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Highlights
- Two powerful earthquakes of 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude struck Myanmar on 28 March 2025, 16 KM northwest of Sagaing.
- Areas affected are Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Naypyitaw, Northeastern Shan and Sagaing. - So far, over 900 fatalities and more than 2,600 injuries, the majority from Mandalay.
- Reports of overwhelmed hospitals and extensive damage to health infrastructure.
- Increased risk of water-borne diseases because of damage to water supply systems.
- Details pending UN-led rapid assessment.
- Internet communications down in Mandalay, and air travel not possible to Mandalay and Naypyitaw
- Health partners preparing to deploy mobile surgical and medical teams, as well as field hospitals to the affected areas, to deliver life-and limb-saving medical interventions to earthquake victims
- WHO looking into facilitating entry of Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) into Myanmar
- Lack of sufficient medical supplies, including trauma kits to treat injured people, blood bags for transfusion, anaesthetics, assisted devices, other essential medicines, and tents for health workers
- Health Cluster mobilizing essential kits and trauma kits from core pipeline suppliers to partners.
- Health Cluster advocating for direct delivery of medical supplies to health partners to facilitate rapid health response to earthquake affected populations