Yangon/Kuala Lumpur/Geneva, 4 April 2025 — One week after the catastrophic earthquake that struck Myanmar, humanitarian needs in the country remain critical. In response, the IFRC immediately released two million CHF from its Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) to support its lifesaving activities and launched an Emergency Appeal for a further 100 million CHF, calling on donors and partners to meet the huge scale of the disaster.
With IFRC network support, the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) is there in the zone of impact, operating mobile health clinics, water purification units, ambulances, and providing emergency relief items, shelter and hygiene kits…