Health worker strain in Myanmar: A Myanmar doctor says the healthcare system is nearing collapse as attacks on health sites rise and essential supplies run short, with WHO documenting 70 attacks, 148 deaths and 186 injuries in 2025. Aid blocked in the Dry Zone: Civil society groups warn “Blocked Aid, Unbroken People” shows the junta expanding “Four Cuts” tactics in Sagaing, Magwe and Mandalay, using airstrikes, arson and landmines to terrorize civilians and disrupt humanitarian help. Malaria treatment warning: A report highlights growing concern that artemisinin-based malaria drugs may stop working as resistance spreads, noting Myanmar’s political turmoil has hindered large-scale public health responses. Mpox update (Thailand): Thailand reports 139 cumulative Mpox cases and two deaths in 2026 so far, with Clade Ib dominating and transmission linked mainly to sexual and close physical contact. Digital health push (Myanmar official at WIC): Myanmar’s deputy minister of digital development and communications joined a Xi’an forum on digital and intelligent health, focused on health innovation through tech integration. Rohingya health risks from floods: Monsoon rains in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camps have killed at least 14 Rohingya refugees and displaced thousands, worsening already fragile access to care. Regional security with health implications: India’s Jaishankar urged safe international waterways and zero tolerance for terrorism, warning that conflicts threaten energy, food and health security—relevant for Myanmar’s wider humanitarian and supply routes. Rare earth mining hazards: Investigations describe how war and conscription push young people into rare earth mining, where landslides and unsafe conditions have killed workers, including reported fatalities in Myanmar.