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• Just over two weeks since the devastating earthquakes, 3,600 people have reportedly died, 4,800 have been injured and 141 remain missing nationwide.
• Many health facilities in the earthquake-affected areas are destroyed or damaged, disrupting access to health services; while many health facilities are operating under strained conditions.
• Earthquake-affected communities face extreme heat, lack adequate shelters, are braving damaged water supply systems and grappling with the absence of sanitation services. These conditions heighten the risk of outbreaks of various infectious diseases.
• Essential medicines are in severe shortage, affecting the continued treatment of communicable and noncommunicable diseases. The need for mental health and psychosocial support is significant.
• On 11 April 2025, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA) issued the Addendum to the Myanmar Humanitarian Needs and Response Plan 2025, which seeks an additional US$275 million to deliver principled humanitarian assistance and protection to 1.1 million of the most vulnerable people.
• UN OCHA estimates over 9.1 million people were exposed to the strongest tremors across 58 townships. The total number of people in urgent need for health assistance due to the earthquake is estimated at 2.4 million, and 453 157 people are targeted for earthquake-related health response activities. The state/region with the highest urgent health response needs is Mandalay, followed by Sagaing and Bago East.
• As of 13 April 2025, WHO has provided a cumulative total of nearly 170 tons of medicines, medical devices and tents to Myanmar. The latest delivery was on 11 April 2025, when WHO flew in 39.5 tons of supplies (estimated worth US$ 191 635) from its Global Logistics Centre in Dubai to Yangon.
• WHO has been actively mobilizing and coordinating emergency medical teams (EMTs) through its global network and the EMT Coordination Cell, with 14 teams having been operational in the field.
• WHO has provided virtual training sessions to health cluster partners: Monitoring disease outbreaks to enable timely alerts and responses for disease outbreaks; and a weekly webinar on basic skills for mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS).