Myanmar Health Cluster Bulletin February 2026

Highlights

- Annual update for 2025 on the Human Rights Situation in Myanmar shows that civilian deaths due to airstrikes rose to the highest levels verified since 2021. 2025 was also the deadliest year for children since 2021 with the impact of violence on girls particularly increasing. Almost 25% of the population faced high levels of acute food insecurity with risk of further deterioration.

- Record number of deadly attacks on health care verified by WHO’s Surveillance System for Attacks on Health Care (SSA): 70 attacks were recorded during 2025 as compared to 31 in 2024. Attacks are becoming more deadly, with 148 fatalities reported in 2025, as compared to 51 in 2024.

- Access to humanitarian aid is increasingly blocked, mainly due to a dramatic rise in armed activities, as per 2025 data from OCHA. Chin, Rakhine and Sagaing are most affected. Intensified conflict is impeding health service delivery, as patients and health workers are unable to visit health facilities.

- Severe arsenic contamination in river water in Kayah, with recent laboratory findings showing arsenic levels 4–9 times above standards in the Salween River and as high as 55 times above safe levels in Mo Lo Creek. Local authorities are prohibiting any consumption of water or fish from contaminated areas.

- Ongoing increase in preventable skin infections throughout the country, particularly in temporary settlements where overcrowding, inadequate hygiene, and lack of access to water are allowing sin infections to spread.

- Severe shortages of medical supplies, including for treatment of skin infections.

- Lack of funding and impossibility to register will force many health partners to discontinue services in the coming months.