Yangon

A coordination meeting was held in a hybrid format in the afternoon of August 14, 2026, at the Yangon Branch Office of the Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) to strengthen cooperation in flood response and diarrhoeal disease prevention activities being carried out by the Society.

The meeting was attended by Professor Dr. Myo Nyunt, President of the Myanmar Red Cross Society; Vice President Dr. Daw Tin Tin Lay; Executive Committee members; Deputy Secretaries-General; Assistant Secretary-General; Directors and responsible officials; Ms. Nadia KHOURY, Head of Delegation of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and her colleagues; as well as representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and partner National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

During the meeting, Daw Moe Thida Win, Director of the Disaster Management Department, presented an overview of the humanitarian activities being carried out by the Society in flood-affected areas and outlined the planned next steps. U Htay Myo Aung, Program Manager from the Health Department, also presented an update on the Society’s involvement in diarrhoeal disease awareness and prevention activities.

Following the presentations, representatives from partner National Societies and other participants discussed plans for joint cooperation in flood response and diarrhoeal disease prevention activities. Professor Dr. Myo Nyunt, President of the Myanmar Red Cross Society, coordinated the necessary actions and requirements.

In response to the floods, the Myanmar Red Cross Society has been deploying response teams together with local Red Cross volunteers and staff to provide humanitarian assistance in affected areas. These activities include evacuating flood-affected people to safe locations, providing first aid to injured persons, establishing first-aid posts, donating ROAM Water Filters to temporary flood relief camps and providing practical demonstrations on their use, distributing donated water and food supplies, supporting relief camps, providing psychosocial support, and conducting assessments to identify further assistance needed.

In addition, Red Cross volunteers are actively supporting diarrhoeal disease prevention efforts by conducting public awareness activities and assisting with chlorination of water supplies.