Myanmar: Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) Outbreak - May 2024 Updates

HIGHLIGHTS & KEY MESSAGES • 2024 has left people in Myanmar grappling with deepening humanitarian crisis, marked by escalating needs amid unabated conflict, recurrent monsoon flooding, and...

Key events and updates Nepal: mpox Situation overview as of 21 December 2024 • On 20 December 2024, the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population published a press release regarding a confirmed mpox...

Highlights - Further expansion of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) cases to 9 States in Myanmar, as per multiple sources including media reports. A cholera outbreak was declared in Thailand close to the...

Foreword Civilians in Myanmar are struggling to survive an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that has upended the lives of millions across the country. Each day they face the painful consequences of...

Summary of the crisis Key features Location: Myanmar and surrounding areas Typology: Conflict, displacement, humanitarian access, food security WHO Grade: Protracted Grade 3, Myanmar Conflict and...

Highlights Nearly 3.5 million people are internally displaced across the country and facing severe shortages of food, clean water, healthcare, and education support. In the first nine months of 2024,...

Overview From 1 January to 24 November 2024, a cumulative total of 733 956 cholera cases and 5162 deaths were reported from 33 countries across five WHO regions. The number of cases and deaths...

Key events and updates Indonesia: Flood Situation overview as of 26 November 2024 On 23 November, flash floods resulting in landslides occurred in North Sumatra, Indonesia. As of 26 November 2024, a...

IRC Emergency Watchlist 2025: “A World out of Balance”, Sudan, occupied Palestinian territory and Myanmar top of Humanitarian Crisis Ranking- Urgent Action Possible and Needed Over 82% of those in...

This version has not yet been endorsed by the Myanmar Health Cluster S trategic Advisory Group Introduction Myanmar has been affected by armed conflict and the worsening impact of natural hazards...

HIGHLIGHTS Following the devastation caused by Typhoon Yagi—one of the most powerful storms to hit Southeast Asia in decades – heavy rains have continued to batter many of the hardest-hit areas...

Highlights Expansion of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) cases including to Mon, Mandalay and Ayeyarwady, in spite of limited data availability: eventbased surveillance of media sources shows worrying...

This independent update, covering humanitarian developments up to 27 November, is produced by OCHA Myanmar under its global mandate, in collaboration with the Inter-Cluster Coordination Group and UN...

SITUA TION AT A GLANCE 18.6 MILLION People in Need of Humanitarian Assistance in Burma in 2024 UN – June 2024 13.3 MILLION People in Need of Food Assistance in 2024 UN – June 2024 3.4 MILLION Total...

This report is based on the information available as of 18 November 2024. Situation Overview The ministerial authorities for health publicly shared the following data on acute watery diarrhea (AWD)...

Overview From 1 January to 27 October 2024, a cumulative total of 486 760 cholera and acute watery diarrhoea cases and 4018 deaths were reported from 33 countries across five WHO regions. While the...

Highlights Severe flooding affected an estimated 1 million people, including more than 300,000 children, in at least 70 townships of Myanmar - increasing the need to provide health, nutrition and...

Key events and updates Indonesia: Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Volcano eruption Situation overview as of 09 November 2024 The Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano, located in East Flore regency, East Nusa Tenggara...

This report is based on the information available as of 4 November 2024. Situation Overview Yangon According to the ministerial authorities for health, in Yangon Region, a total of 250 hospitalized...

Highlights Following the initial destruction caused by Typhoon Yagi, one of the strongest typhoons to hit Southeast Asia in decades, heavy rains have continued to impact many of the worst affected...