Thursday 20 March 2014

Bagan Medical Clinic, February 2014

This report is based on information from Doctor Hla Tun, who also supplied the photographs.

The Bagan Clinic treated 2,881 patients in February 2014, bringing the total number of treatments since the Clinic opened on 6th August 2011 to 97,938.

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
February 2014 2,881 97,938

Monthly notes

The New Clinic Building was brought into use on 14th February 2014 as a temporary Physiotherapy Unit until the building of a permanent Physiotherapy Unit is completed. The majority of patients attending can benefit from physiotherapy, having suffered strokes, joint pains and muscular pains. Treatments include Infra Red, Ultrasound, Traction Machine, Electric Massage and Handrails for patients with walking difficulty.

New Clinic building in use as a temporary Physiotherapy Unit.

Building work has already started on a permanent Physiotherapy Unit building near the original Clinic building. The building has been donated by a United Kingdom Travel Company and their clients.

New Physiotherapy Unit under construction near the Clinic.

Few of the patients treated are from the local area. The majority of patients have to travel distances up to 250km. This means that most patients need to stay in the Monastery Compound for one or two nights. On clinic days, shelter is also needed by patients waiting for attention. The United Kingdom Travel Company and their clients mentioned above have also funded the building of a new Accommodation Shelter.

New Accommodation Shelter under construction.

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.