COVID-19 RESPONSE IN MYANMAR
COVID-19 IEC Materials
| COVID-19 IEC Materials | COVID-19 IEC Materials | COVID-19 IEC Materials | COVID-19 IEC Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
 Prevention Pamphlet (MYA) |  How to make Mask (MYA) |  Working in the Wet Market (MYA) |  Prevention Poster (MYA) |
 COVID-19: Family Awareness & Preparedness (MYA) |  Hand Washing Poster (MYA) |  Vaccine Pamphlet (MYA) |  Omicron Poster (MYA) |
Reports & Publications
| COVID-19 Publication | Short Description |
|---|---|
 | The impact of COVID-19 in informal settlements in Yangon (Survey Report) This report provides the most comprehensive picture of the lives of residents of Yangon’s informal settlements to date. The survey was conducted in seven townships in Yangon: Hlaing Thar Yar, Dagon Seikkan, Insein, Thanlyin, Dala, North Okklappa, and Shwe Pyi Thar, between November and December 2020. The survey team selected 240 households from each township, totaling 1,680 households in seven townships. In April 2020, UN-Habitat had conducted a rapid assessment of households in informal settlements to understand the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. While the rapid assessment surveyed 100 households from three townships over a limited set of indicators, the present survey is aimed to provide a fuller picture of both the impact of COVID-19 and the conditions, particularly access to key infrastructure and services, that could exacerbate the spread of the virus in informal settlements. |
 | UN-Habitat Rapid Assessment of Informal Settlements in Yangon Approximately 400,000 residents of informal settlements in Yangon find themselves at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19. While it is urgent that Myanmar takes action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in informal settlements, these efforts are likely to be stymied by a lack of data on the unfolding situation on the ground. This rapid impact assessment study aims to fill this gap and presents a view of the extant conditions in informal settlements in Yangon. UN-Habitat conducted phone interviews with 100 respondents living in informal settlements in Dala, Shwepyitha, and Hlaingthayar townships in Yangon. Our study examines 6 key indicators: |
 | UN-Habitat COVID-19 Discussion Paper on Policy Options for Myanmar The impact of COVID-19 is being most devastatingly felt in the world’s urban areas- among the 210 countries affected by COVID-19, 95 percent of all cases are in urban areas. As states around the world instruct households to stay at home and practice physical distancing, realizing the right to adequate housing is now a matter of life and death for vulnerable urban communities around the globe. |
 | UN-Habitat COVID-19 Response Plan UN-Habitat is responding to a growing volume of requests from both national and local governments to help them prepare for, prevent, respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Building on more than 40 years of urban experience, much of it in humanitarian situations, we are focusing on the city-level response to the crisis. We are leveraging our extensive network of partners on the ground, bringing together mayors, governors, transport and utilities providers, urban NGOs, women’s and youth groups, and slum-dweller community organizations. And we will bring our catalytic support to help central and local governments, communities and UN agencies to make their work more impactful. |
News and Stories
| COVID-19 News and Stories | Short Description |
|---|---|
 | Community volunteers raise awareness on COVID-19 prevention in Yangon’s informal settlements Each volunteer was trained remotely by UN-Habitat and provided a Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kit consisting of masks, full face vizors, gloves, and hand sanitizers. |
 | Supporting fever clinics and hospitals serving informal settlements In June 2020, UN-Habitat provided Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including N95 Masks, surgical gowns, surgical caps, full face vizors, eye goggles, rubber boots, and hand sanitizers to fever clinics in Hlaingthayar Township and Shwepyitha Townships and the Dala Township Hospital. |
 | Informal settlements at the heart of United Nations response to COVID-19 in Myanmar UN-Habitat is reaching out to 14,000 households in Hlaingthayar, Shwepyitha, Dala, South Dagon and Dagon Seikkan townships. These households have receiving accurate information on the symptoms of COVID-19, and key preventive actions to keep themselves and their families safe. UN-Habitat is also providing approximately 70,000 people in informal settlements with protective masks. A network of 55 hands-free hand-washing stations are being installed in key locations within informal settlements in three townships. |
 | Community support is key to successful hand-washing stations to combat COVID-19 in Myanmar 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 |
 | Housing the urban poor is vital to combat COVID-19 U Thant Zaw Oo lives in an informal settlement in Hlaingthayar township. His family of six is dependent on him and his wife, who work as bricklayers. Since the COVID-19 outbreak, work has reduced for both of them- while his wife has been put out of work, U Thant Zaw Oo works once in three days. Due to a fall in their income, his family has been forced to take a loan of K300,000 at an interest rate of 20 percent for 24 days. |