Approximately 400,000 people in 423 informal settlements find themselves at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. Given the unique vulnerabilities of these settlements including high density, deficient access to water, and insecure tenure, UN-Habitat has engaged with community leaders and grassroots civil society organizations in five townships in Yangon to amplify efforts to combat

The COVID-19 health pandemic has been accompanied by an infodemic of misinformation and false cures. To increase access to accurate prevention measures against COVID-19 in informal settlements, UN-Habitat has formed a team of 61 trained community volunteers in five townships of Yangon (Hlaingthayar, Shwepyitha, Dala, South Dagon, and Dagon Seikkan). The team of volunteers reached

Fever clinics and public hospitals have been at the center of Myanmar’s public health efforts to combat COVID-19. Set up specifically in response to the threat of COVID-19, fever clinics work towards early identification of symptoms of COVID-19. At present, fever clinics operate in 17 townships in Yangon and have been the first port of

Sittwe, Rakhine State, Myanmar, 2 June 2020 – As part of COVID-19 prevention activities, UN-Habitat installed 27 hand-free handwashing facilities in key locations including markets and bus stations in western Myanmar. UN Habitat’s work in Rakhine State is funded by the Government of Japan and the work was undertaken with the support and co-contribution of