April 8, 2025

Nay Pyi Taw - Samaritan's Purse, a U.S.-based crisis response and humanitarian organization, has opened a temporary hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, to provide medical treatment for those injured in the Mandalay earthquake.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, Samaritan's Purse has set up a temporary hospital inside the Shwe Kyarpin football field and sports complex in Nay Pyi Taw.

The organization successfully performed surgeries on four earthquake victims with bone injuries on April 7, as stated in the release.

Samaritan's Purse also confirmed the successful surgeries in its own press statement. Since nearly 100 patients were waiting for medical treatment, their medical team began providing care in a nearby building without waiting for the full construction of the temporary hospital.

A second batch of relief supplies is expected to arrive soon, including over 104 tons of aid, such as six water purification systems, solar lights, blankets, mosquito nets, and other essential items.

Samaritan’s Purse has previously assisted in Myanmar during the 2008 Cyclone Nargis relief efforts and maintained an office in the country from 2017 to 2022.

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