Myanmar Health Cluster Bulletin November 2025

Highlights

• Between 1999 and 2025, 211 out of the total of 330 townships in Myanmar have been contaminated with suspected landmines or Explosive Remnants of War (ERW), according to data collected by the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, with 163 new townships added since 2020. Between 2021 and 2024, 3,597 casualties from landmine/ERW events were recorded in Myanmar. The majority of contaminated townships are located in Shan (20%), Sagaing (16%), and Bago (10%), with the majority of casualties reported from Shan (21%), Sagaing (20%), and Rakhine (10%). Please see MIMU for details.
• Between 1 January and 30 November 2025, 59 verified attacks on health care have been reported on WHO’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA), as compared to 229 attacks recorded by Insecurity Insight.
• Confirmed cholera in Burmese refugee camps in India on the border with Chin, leading to spread of Acute Watery Diarrhoea to Paletwa towhship. Open defecation and use of nearby river as a source for drinking water, signifcantly increasing the risk of water-borne diseases.
• Increase in hepatitis A cases in Sagaing resulting from influx of newly displaced populations in areas with high endemicity areas due to poor sanitation and water quality.
• Surge in malaria cases in Karenni, aggravated by severe shortages in bednets, and supplies for testing and treatment.