AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHealthcare Under Attack: WHO says 914 attacks on healthcare were recorded in 2026 so far, averaging more than four a day, with 911 deaths and 1,486 injuries; attacks have also been documented in Myanmar, alongside Ukraine, Lebanon and Gaza. Diarrhoea Surge in Yangon: Yangon General Hospital admitted 182 acute diarrhoea patients in four days, with 93 testing positive for diarrhoea-causing pathogens; reports link some positives to cholera and note cases clustering in Chinatown. Local Response in Latha: Authorities ordered restaurants on Yangon’s 19th Street to close for about a week and asked some food vendors to suspend higher-risk items after the outbreak was identified. Floods Worsen Health Risks: Monsoon flooding has affected about 390,000 people since July across Sagaing, Rakhine, Irrawaddy and Kachin, including war-displaced families; paddy losses and submerged shelters raise risks for waterborne illness. Tragedy in Bagan Serai: A house fire killed a Myanmar refugee man and his two young sons; the wife was injured and treated before hospital transfer. Aid Push: The EU added €10.5m in humanitarian support for Myanmar, including emergency healthcare, water and sanitation, for people hit by conflict and disasters.
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