The medical specialist teams including professors and physicians from Yangon, Mandalay and Nay Pyi Taw are offering the medical treatments in the States and Regions. Medical specialist teams from North Okkalapa, Thingangyun and Insein General Hospitals, and University of Medicine 2, Yangon travelled to Dawei in Taninthayi Region from 8 to 10 March and gave the medical treatment to local people.
Over the course of these medical trips, a total of 2,724 patients, including individuals from five townships of Dawei District and surrounding areas, received treatment for a range of medical conditions. These conditions encompassed cardiac diseases, gastrointestinal issues, neurological ailments, orthopaedic and dermatological problems, among others.
The medical check-ups included various procedures such as Echocardiography, Oesophago-Gastro-Duodenoscopy (OGD) Scope, Colonoscopy, CT scans, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) tests, X-ray examinations, ultrasound scans, and electrocardiograms (ECG). Patients requiring further treatment were referred to hospitals concerned in Yangon.
Chief Minister U Myat Ko, regional ministers of Taninthayi Region Government and officials comforted and provided nutritional support to the patients. They also provided cash assistant for medical service of the specialist teams.
These medical specialist teams conducted field trips every Saturday and Sunday in 2024. These medical trips reached 11th time including this Dawei medical trip. — MNA/KZL
