Update: March 16, 2026
The ICRC and its partners supported hundreds of thousands of people across earthquake-affected areas. Key areas of support include:
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT RECOVERY
● Around 46,000 people received essential household items to support their daily living needs.
● Around 36,000 people were supported with multipurpose cash grants to help meet a range of urgent expenses.
● Around 34,000 people received food assistance to cover immediate nutritional needs.
● Nearly 12,000 people benefited from agricultural support, including seeds, tools, or inputs to improve food security ahead of the planting season.
WATER, SHELTER AND INFRASTRUCTURE
● Over 151,000 people were supported with improved access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services, through water trucking, borehole rehabilitation, and hygiene kit distribution.
● Over 58,000 people received shelter support, including tarpaulins, toolkits and essential household items, to improve their living conditions with dignity.
● 285 structures/institutions - such as clinics, monasteries and temporary shelters - equipped with improved water and sanitation systems.
HEALTH SUPPORT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND PHYSICAL REHABILITATION
● 11 hospitals and 28 primary health care facilities supported with medical supplies, equipment and non-medical items.
● Over 15,500 people reached primary health care services or referred to public health institutions.
● 1,249 patients treated or transported through emergency health support.
● 70 civil society organizations equipped to provide first aid and ambulance services.
● Around 1,200 local responders mobilized for emergency health operations with ICRC support.
● 1,153 deceased individuals recovered and managed with dignity.
● Mobility devices — including wheelchairs, crutches and physiotherapy kits — and materials for the manufacturing of assistive devices donated to the National Rehabilitation Hospital and Mandalay Orthopedic Hospital to support people injured in the earthquake.
● 10 physiotherapists trained on pre- and post-prosthetic management to strengthen local rehabilitation capacity across three hospitals.
● 2 ortho-prosthetists deployed to Mandalay, supporting 60 people with assistive devices — reflecting the ICRC’s continued commitment to physical rehabilitation beyond the earthquake response.
Your compassion and generosity are the driving force behind our efforts. We invite you to see the updates of the information at our website www.icrc.org
