Myanmar administers 13 vaccines in line with global standards

ACCORDING to the Ministry of Health, Myanmar is currently administering vaccines for 13 diseases, matching internation­al standards, and has no major outbreaks of vaccine-preventa­ble diseases.

The Union Minister for Health shared these updates during the World Immunization Week 2026 ceremony held on 24 April at Office No 4, Nay Pyi Taw. He noted that this year’s theme is “For Every Gener­ation, Vaccines Work,” and immunization activities in My­anmar began as early as 1889.

The Union Minister re­viewed the progress of nation­al vaccination coverage: 2021– Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, coverage fell below 50 per cent; 2025– Coverage rebounded to over 80 per cent.

Immunization remains a priority under the President’s “100-Day Plan”. The Union Minister highlighted the rap­id response within seven days following the major Manda­lay earthquake on 28 March 2025–administering tetanus vaccines and diarrhoea vac­cines.

The Union Minister at­tributed the lack of disease outbreaks to the strong col­laboration between health workers, volunteers, related departments, and parents. To sustain these efforts, the State spends approximately US$10 million annually through two main funding methods: self-fi­nancing entirely by the State budget and co-financing be­tween the State and GAVI (The Vaccine Alliance). — MT/ZN