Myanmar Health Cluster Bulletin August 2025

Highlights

• Significant increase in deadly attacks on health care with 48 new attacks recorded by Insecurity Insight between 17 July and 31 August 2025, totalling 169 attacks recorded so far during 2025, mostly in Sagaing, Rakhine, Mandalay and Shan. WHO’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA) recorded 38 verified attacks between 1 January and 31 August 2025.

• Reports about arrests of health staff and undue investigations of health partners, with some partners no longer allowed to directly deliver TB and HIV services.

• Alarming malnutrition situation in Northern Rakhine State with available data showing 13.1% of children categorised with moderate acute malnutrition using mid-upper arm circumference measurements (MUAC). (Source: ECHO)

• Drastic decrease in mobile health teams from 174 in 2024 to 135 as of 31 July 2025 because of funding cuts and worsening access. Kachin, Shan and Karenni states saw the largest decrease in mobile health teams, while 19 additional teams were deployed in earthquake-affected areas.

• Landslide in Than Taung Gyi, Karen state, killed 16 people during the 2nd week of August, with health partners rapidly mobilizing relevant support through mobile health services and delivery of relevant supplies.

• Heavy rainfall causing floods in several parts of Myanmar, including in Tatkon,
  Nay Pyi Taw, resulting in temporary displacement.

• Malaria remains highest reported infectious disease, with a spike in malaria cases reported from Karenni state.

• Outbreaks of Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) and skin infections, especially scabies, reported in IDP settings, mostly from Rakhine.