Southeast Asia
Healthcare and travel insurance in Myanmar
$56health spend per person
Healthcare in Myanmar
Hospitals are strained by conflict and the 2025 earthquake. Yangon's private hospitals cover basics; serious cases need evacuation to Bangkok or Singapore.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: City pharmacies stock common drugs, but fakes exist; bring all prescription medicine you need.
- Doctors: 0.8 per 1,000 people (2019, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 199 · Ambulance 192 · Fire 191.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Myanmar eVisa (Ministry of Immigration and Population)
- UK FCDO travel advice: Myanmar
- Speedtest Global Index: Myanmar
- World Bank open data
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