October
30, 2017
Muslim villagers
who are gathering at the Ale Thangyaw beach nearby Layyinpyankwin village in
Maungtaw township with a view to emigrating into Bangladesh were given medical
treatment by Buthidaung mobile medical care unit, on 30 October.
They received
medical checkups for contagious or infectious diseases.
Dr Than Tun
Kyaw, head of township medical department, Buthidaung said, “Diseases can break
out among people regardless of race, religion and age and it can spread. As a
precaution we made such a mobile treatment. And, in case it has spread, we can
identify which kind of diseases they are and we can give necessary treatment.”
Muslim villagers
amounting to nearly 3000 had arrived there for about two weeks, waiting for
boats which will take them to Bangladesh.
Dr Than Tun Kyaw
added, “Our unit is comprised of 10 medical staff in
total, including one orthopaedic surgeon from Yangon General Hospital. From
8:30 am on, we are providing medical treatment to the patients, mostly
suffering from catching cold, normal sickness and coughs. Concerning diarrhea,
there was not found severe symptoms, but only normal cases in few children.”
Dr Than Tun Kyaw
went on to say, “Since the outbreak of terrorist attacks, Buthidaung mobile
medical care unit is giving medical treatment at Buthidaung hospital,
regardless of race, religion, color or status. We reached villages of national
ethnic people as well as the villages in which Islamists reside. Until now,
there are many patients, Islamists, Hindus, national ethnic people such as
Rakhine, Myanmar, Mro, Thet, Khami, and Daingnet receiving treatment.”
A total of 10
mobile medical care units have been formed, comprised of doctors, medical
assistants and nurses, giving medical care at the conventional rescue camps in
Rakhine State. The medical units are moving around village mobile clinics to
give medical care. Now, under the aegis of Rakhine State, the mobile medical
care unit came to Alei Thangyaw beach.
The Head of
Township Medical Department said, “Currently there are not many rescue camps in
Buthidaung any longer. So, 5 mobile medical care units are to be reformed to
give effective treatment in Buthidaung and Maungtaw, under the guidance of
Ministry of Health and Rakhine State Government.”
He added,
“Regardless of race and religion we will give medical treatment to the patients
including Mro, Khami and Daingnet from hilly areas.”
Under a special
program, medical treatment routines will not be performed in sectors in giving
treatment. It was learnt that the Ministry of Health and Sports has arranged to
collectively perform the tasks of vaccination, nourishment, eradication of
diseases and maternity and child care.
Concerning
vaccination, Dr Than Tun Kyaw said, “While carrying out mobile medical care,
our units will carry out vaccination at the same time. Now we have already
vaccinated against Japanese Encephalitis and H1 N1. Motor vehicles, motor boats
and other necessary things have been supported by the Rakhine State Government
so as to open mobile clinics in the State.”
Led by Dr Chan
Tha, Minister for Social Affairs, Rakhine State, a group of visiting
professors and specialists from Yangon are alternatively giving medical
treatment to the patients in the townships of Rakhine State.
Head of township
medical department explained as regards the tasks to be performed of the mobile
units, “Now, the project reached Manaung, MraukU and Yanbye. In the months to
come, we will go to Taungup or Thandwe, thence to Buthidaung where we will deal
with major surgery cases.”
One of those who
had been in Ale Thangyaw beach disclosed, “We have been here for a fortnight or
so. Red Cross team provided us with purified drinking water, food and shelters
plus medical treatment.”
By Maw Si
Ref;
The Global New Light of Myanmar
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