Attacks on Health Care in Myanmar: 07 – 20 January 2026

Insecurity Insight identified at least 1846 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Myanmar since the military coup on 01 February 2021 and 23 December 2025. On average, health care was attacked every day, with 70% of incidents attributed to the Myanmar Armed Forces (MAF).

During these incidents health facilities were reportedly damaged or destroyed 457 times, 168 health workers were killed and 906 arrested.
These attacks on health care severely undermined the provision of medical services, forcing facilities to close or scale back operations and endangering patients’ lives. Violence, aerial and drone strikes, and restrictions on medical supplies disrupted care delivery, causing long-term damage to health systems and the wellbeing of affected populations.

View the incidents on our interactive map. Numbers may change if or when further information is made available. We are currently updating our datasets on HDX, please get in touch if you are interested in this data.

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