Sagaing Earthquake in Myanmar: Situation Report - 4th Edition

Overview

04 April 2025, as of 15:00 IST

WHO Health Emergencies Programme

Highlights

• Across Mandalay, Nay Pyi Taw, Sagaing and other affected regions, there has been a high number of casualties and trauma-related injuries. With disruption of electricity and water supplies and worsening access to health services, there is heightened risks of outbreaks of infectious diseases.

• There is widespread psychological trauma among the affected population. People are experiencing high levels of stress and anxiety, due to the loss of lives and the fear of aftershocks.

• Communities have expressed fears on the risk of infectious diseases spread from improperly managed decaying corpses. It is important that communities have the tools and information they need to manage dead bodies safely and with dignity.

• A cluster of mild to moderate acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases has been reported in a few displacement camps in Sagaing, reiterating the urgent need for water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions and outbreak preparedness.

• On 2 April 2025, WHO took part in a Joint UN Rapid Needs Assessment conducted in Sagaing with the UN OCHA, UNHCR, IOM and UNFPA . The mission report highlights the urgent needs in Sagaing following the earthquake.

• On 3 April 2025, WHO flew in 34.5 tons of supplies from its Global Logistics Centre in Dubai to Yangon, which included trauma and emergency supplies, essential medicines, blood bags and body bags for dead body management. So far, WHO provided nearly 100 tons of medicines, medical devices and tents to Myanmar.

• On 3 April 2024, WHO published the initial public health situation analysis (PHSA) related to the earthquake which summarizes the current magnitude of public health risks and determinants of health, impacting the affected population.