The Bagan Clinic treated 3,387 patients in December 2013 and 3,501 patients in January 2014 bringing the total number of treatments since the Clinic opened on 6th August 2011 to 95,057.
Treatment Summary
The table below summarises the number of treatments per month in 2013 and the total number of treatments since the clinic opened on August 6, 2011.
| Month | Patients treated | Total treatments |
| February 2013 | 2,713 | 49,850 |
| March 2013 | 2,713 | 49,850 |
| April 2013 | 2,061 | 54,924 |
| May 2013 | 3,303 | 58,227 |
| June 2013 | 5,586 | 63,813 |
| July 2013 | 6,079 | 69,892 |
| August 2013 | 5,337 | 75,229 |
| September 2013 | 4,826 | 80,055 |
| October 2013 | 3,647 | 83,702 |
| November 2013 | 4,465 | 88,167 |
| December 2013 | 3,387 | 91,554 |
| January 2014 | 3,501 | 95,057 |
Monthly notes
The existing toilets were proving inadequate for the numbers of patients attending the Clinic but a local donor agreed to pay for a further 6 cubicles, helping to maintain a sanitary environment around the Clinic. The picture below shows the new facilities nearing completion.
New toilet block under construction at the Bagan Clinic.
On 14-Feb-2014 (Valentine's Day), about 82 pairs of reading glasses were distributed to patients over 60 years of age. There was no opthalmologist in attendance so, as previously, each patient selected a suitable pair by trial-and-error, reading a newspaper or the medical record book (issued by the Clinic to all patients).
Elderly patients choosing reading glasses by trial-and-error.
Local patients from the Bagan area represent less than 5% of patients attending. Patients travel anything from 30km to 250km to seek treatment. This involves staying one or two nights in the Monastery Compound and a new accommodation shelter for waiting patients is being constructed near the Clinic. The age range of patients varies from babies as young as 2 months old to elderly people over 80.
With the support of the Head Monk and the 'Road to Mandalay' river cruise ship, on Fridays and Saturdays up to 300 free lunches are given to waiting patients and their companions at 11:40. When possible, free dinners are also offered at 17:45 hours on Saturdays.
Distribution of free lunches.
There are a number of posts in this Blog on medical support in Myanmar provided by the RTM Social Contribution with help from donors around the world. You can find them all here.
