Storm survivors receive health care in Bogale Township

Yangon, 22 June – Under the arrangement of the Ministry of Health, health care services is being provided to storm victims in Bogale Township. A mobile medical team led by Dr Tin Maung Swe of National TB Control Project and Advisor Dr Myint Thaung of WHO carried out health care services in remote areas in the township from 12 to 17 June.

The two 15-member groups including health staff of the township went to 35 villages in Alechaung and Pyinbolay village-tracts and provided medical treatments to patients with TB, leprosy and malaria and other patients and gave vaccines and tonic to the expectant women and children.

The teams also performed chlorination, distributed health education pamphlets and gave talks on infectious diseases.