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Myanmar: Violence Against Health Care in Conflict 2025 [EN/MY]
Summary by Christgiving Editorial Desk Insecurity Insight , as published by ReliefWeb
· August 27, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway For the most up-to-date information, including a global map of attacks on health care since 2016, further details are available from Insecurity Insight.
Violence against health care has been documented in 259 incidents. These incidents include damage or destruction of health care facilities, which occurred at least 110 times. Health workers were also affected, with 34 killed and 33 arrested.
The use of explosive weapons in these attacks increased in 2025 compared to previous years. Data on these incidents was collected by Insecurity Insight and analyzed by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition. For the most up-to-date information, including a global map of attacks on health care since 2016, further details are available from Insecurity Insight.
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Category: disaster Published: August 27, 2026 Source: ReliefWeb Reading time: 1 min
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