Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders: Responding to the earthquake in Myanmar
de Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia
On 28 March 2025 at 12:50 p.m. local time, a catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, followed by more than 70 aftershocks, leaving destruction in its wake.
An estimated 17 million people have been affected—many severely.
More than 3,600 people have been killed and an additional 5,000 injured, and these numbers continue to climb. Key infrastructure like roads, water systems, and healthcare facilities have sustained significant damage, and interruptions to telecommunications continue to hamper relief efforts.
Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams in Myanmar are responding in the hardest-hit cities of Mandalay and Naypyidaw.
HOW MSF IS RESPONDING IN MYANMAR:
- Providing rapid medical assistance and trauma care for those with primary healthcare needs, non-communicable diseases, and patients with injuries from the earthquake and aftershocks.
- Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) measures to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in response to the ongoing crisis.
- Providing mental health and psychosocial support for survivors in psychological distress, through counselling, psychological first aid, and community outreach.
- We continue to assess needs in the region to determine how our support can be most beneficial.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Your money will go where it is most effective, from Myanmar and Thailand to Sudan and Ukraine, your unrestricted support powers our ability to act swiftly when an emergency strikes.
By donating today, you can ensure our teams are ready to respond, wherever and whenever a crisis hits.
Emergency responses like these are only possible with the support of people like you. We’re independently funded so that when a crisis strikes, we don’t have to navigate red tape—we can go where needs are greatest to save lives.
Please consider making an urgent donation today to help MSF respond to emergencies like this one and deliver care wherever the needs are greatest around the world.
We simply could not do what we do without you.
In Myanmar, MSF will continue providing assistance where possible as the situation develops, thanks to your support.
Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders
