The Irrawaddy

Myanmar’s military regime has been accused of carrying out the majority of assaults on healthcare facilities since the 2021 coup, with new data showing over 70 percent of nearly 2,000 incidents linked to junta forces and allied militias.

The findings, published by Switzerland‑based research group Insecurity Insight and analysed by The Irrawaddy, reveal a devastating toll on the country’s health system. At least 173 medical workers have been killed and 930 arrested, while more than 500 hospitals and clinics have been damaged by raids, shelling and airstrikes.

The remaining 30 percent of attacks were attributed to ethnic armed organisations, People’s Defence Force units, criminals and unidentified groups. But analysts say the regime’s deliberate targeting of health facilities has been the most destructive, undermining access to care across conflict‑hit regions.

Health workers were among the first to join the Civil Disobedience Movement after the coup, refusing to serve under military rule. Thousands left state hospitals to work in resistance‑controlled areas, setting up parallel clinics and mobile units. The junta responded with arrests, closures and violent assaults, driving many doctors and nurses into hiding or armed resistance.

A doctor in Chin State told The Irrawaddy that airstrikes now occur “almost every day”, adding: “They don’t want us to cure people. That’s why they target us.”

One of the deadliest incidents came last December, when regime aircraft bombed Mrauk‑U Hospital in Rakhine State, killing 33 people and injuring 76, including children and elderly patients. Human rights groups condemned the attack as a war crime, accusing the junta of waging a systematic campaign of terror against civilians.

The parallel National Unity Government says it has established more than 1,100 health facilities in resistance areas since 2021, staffed by over 5,000 workers. Yet these clinics remain under constant threat from regime strikes.

International organisations, including ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, have urged regional governments to hold Myanmar’s generals accountable for crimes against humanity. Rights groups argue that the deliberate targeting of hospitals is part of a broader strategy to weaken communities and spread fear.

As Myanmar’s conflict grinds on, the collapse of healthcare has become one of its most devastating consequences. For doctors and patients alike, survival now depends not only on medicine but on escaping the bombs.

-2026-05-24

Very sad, and it seems there will be no end to it in the near future.

"killing 33 people and injuring 76, including children and elderly patients". I just can't imagine the reality of this, especially for the other patients.

54 minutes ago, Hervey Bay said:

Very sad, and it seems there will be no end to it in the near future.

Not a problem for Israel for the last 40 years.