Bringing Essential Healthcare Closer to Communities
We deliver comprehensive primary healthcare through hospitals, fixed clinics, and mobile medical teams, ensuring continuity of essential health services for conflict-affected and underserved populations. Our services encompass outpatient consultations, inpatient care, essential medical treatment, minor and major surgical procedures, and referral support. Through an integrated, community-based approach, HLU seeks to reduce barriers to healthcare and strengthen access to timely, equitable, and quality medical services.
Our Impact at a Glance
495,415
Outpatient Service Records
Cumulative total
15,457
Inpatient Admissions
Cumulative total
6,495
Surgical Procedures
Cumulative total
Emergency Referral
Through its emergency referral services, Heartland Union has supported 6,462 referrals for patients in need of urgent and specialised care, including 2,419 emergency maternal referrals and 661 referrals for children under five. In 2026 alone, HLU facilitated 1,899 emergency referrals, helping vulnerable patients access timely, life-saving treatment despite significant geographical and humanitarian barriers.
Overcoming Barriers. Saving Lives.
Navigating challenging terrain and river crossings to facilitate emergency medical referrals, ensuring that vulnerable patients in remote and conflict-affected communities can access timely, life-saving healthcare.
Heartland Union (HLU) delivers essential maternal, newborn and child healthcare services to conflict-affected and underserved communities across Magway Region, Myanmar. Through antenatal care, normal and caesarean deliveries, maternal immunisation, and emergency obstetric referrals, HLU promotes safer pregnancies, childbirth, and maternal well-being. Working through community-based health facilities and coordinated referral networks, HLU strives to reduce preventable maternal and newborn health risks while ensuring equitable access to timely, quality care.
Our Impact at a Glance
29,029
Antenatal Care Consultations
3,589
Vaginal Deliveries
7,229
Pregnant Women Immunisation Records
Protecting Mothers, Safeguarding New Lives
Bringing essential maternal healthcare closer to underserved communities across Magway Region through community-based immunisation services, helping protect pregnant women and their newborns against vaccine-preventable diseases.
Heartland Union | 2026
Nutrition and School Health
Heartland Union (HLU) promotes child health and well-being through community-based health interventions, school health activities, and nutritional screening in conflict-affected and underserved communities. By supporting early identification of malnutrition and improving access to essential child health services, HLU strives to prevent avoidable childhood illnesses and promote healthy growth and development.
95,431
School Health Service Records
Cumulative total
8,639
Malnutrition Screenings
Cumulative total
3,063
Malnutrition Screenings in 2026
Reported 2026 period
03 | Communicable Disease Prevention and Control
Strengthening Early Detection. Preventing Transmission. Protecting Communities.
Heartland Union (HLU) delivers integrated HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria services to conflict-affected and underserved communities across Magway Region, Myanmar. Through community-based screening, early case detection, health education and coordinated referral pathways, HLU works to reduce barriers to timely diagnosis and essential treatment. Our approach strengthens communicable disease surveillance, promotes continuity of care and supports equitable access to prevention and treatment services in challenging humanitarian settings.
Service Delivery Achievements
Service
Previous data
2026
Cumulative total
Malaria testing
36,581
43,983
80,564
TB screening
3,632
894
4,526
HIV screening
5,876
4,421
10,297
Bringing TB Screening Closer to Communities
Strengthening early tuberculosis detection through mobile TB screening services, including digital chest X-ray assessment, to improve access to timely diagnosis and referral for conflict-affected and underserved populations across Magway Region.
Heartland Union | 2026
04 | Catch-up Immunisation
Reaching Zero-Dose Children. Restoring Protection. Building Healthier Futures.
In 2026, Heartland Union (HLU) expanded its humanitarian healthcare response through catch-up immunisation activities targeting zero-dose and under-immunised children and pregnant women in conflict-affected communities across Magway Region, Myanmar. The programme aims to restore missed vaccinations, prevent vaccine-preventable diseases and strengthen equitable access to essential immunisation services. Through community-based outreach, strengthened cold-chain systems and locally led partnerships, HLU strives to overcome geographical and humanitarian barriers to ensure that no child is left behind.
Every Dose Matters. Every Child Deserves Protection.
Restoring essential protection against vaccine-preventable diseases through community-based catch-up immunisation sessions, reaching zero-dose and under-immunised children in conflict-affected and hard-to-reach communities across Magway Region.
Heartland Union | 2026
Our Impact at a Glance
11,829
At least 1 dose
7,026
Fully Dose
56
Sessions launched and active
5,681
OPV3
5,591
Penta 1
5,703
Penta 3
Remark: For Children Under-five
05 | Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Promoting Hygiene. Protecting Health. Strengthening Community Resilience.
Heartland Union (HLU) implements community-based Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) interventions to meet essential hygiene needs for conflict-affected and displaced populations in Magway Region, Myanmar. With support from the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund (MHF), HLU's WASH response includes the distribution of essential hygiene kits, supporting vulnerable households in maintaining personal hygiene and reducing health risks associated with inadequate sanitation. Through locally led humanitarian responses and community engagement, HLU strives to promote healthier living environments, prevent hygiene-related diseases, and strengthen community resilience amidst ongoing humanitarian challenges.
Heartland Union (HLU) advances disability inclusion through prosthetic production, assistive devices and community-based rehabilitation for persons with disabilities in conflict-affected communities across Myanmar. Prioritising individuals affected by conflict-related injuries and limb loss, HLU strives to restore mobility, promote independence and improve quality of life while upholding dignity, equity and inclusion.
Heartland Union (HLU) integrates protection, inclusion, community engagement and accountability across its humanitarian healthcare programmes. Guided by humanitarian principles and a people-centred approach, HLU strives to ensure that services are safe, equitable, accessible and responsive to the needs of conflict-affected and vulnerable populations.
Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
Promoting safe humanitarian service delivery through staff awareness, safeguarding measures, confidential reporting mechanisms and a commitment to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
Integrating GBV risk mitigation, survivor-centred approaches and safe referral pathways to promote dignity, protection and equitable access to essential healthcare services.
Health Education and Promotion
Strengthening community health literacy through culturally appropriate health education, disease prevention messages and community engagement to encourage informed and healthier practices.
Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE)
Promoting community awareness of explosive ordnance hazards through risk education, safety messaging and collaboration with relevant protection actors in conflict-affected areas.
Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP)
Strengthening transparency, meaningful community participation and accessible feedback and complaints mechanisms to ensure humanitarian services remain responsive, inclusive and accountable to the communities they serve.
Environmental and Social Safeguards (E&S)
Promoting safe, inclusive and environmentally responsible healthcare through effective risk management, proper medical waste disposal, occupational safety and compliance with environmental and social standards.
