Every month, our project manager in Myanmar Su Myat Oo (called Su Su) sends us a summary of the activities at the Irrawaddy River Doctors and at the mother and child center. She also gives us an insight into the current situation in the politically unstable Myanmar and the impact this is having on the local people.

We reproduce her impressive report in the original English language. Here are her observations for the month of November:

Dear Dr. Veronika,

Hello and greetings from Myanmar. I hope you are healthy and fine. I want to write a monthly overview report for IRD November trip that was safely finished on November 23rd in the evening. During the trip our team was able provide medical treatment for 14 villages.

According to November trip schedule, our team restarted on November 1st. According to ICD result, a total amount of children and adults' patients of 1981 patients could be reached. Thereby 70 % were general patients (1379) and 30 % and came to visit the dental clinic.We checked total number of 91 pregnancy women and did laboratory test for 70 women. And total number of 322 children under 16 year visited for medical check-ups, medical and dental treatment.total deworming number for November was 198.

For November trip, our team continued to provide medical treatment for all 14 villages. The most reasons for visits were Malaria and Dengue. Others came to get help concerning Hepatitis, Syphilis, HIV, diabetes mellitus, coughing, respiratory infection, disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. In the dental clinic, we treated patients with dental caries, periodontitis, gingivitis, sometimes oral ulcer and tongue ulcer.

As planned, we restarted our health and dental education progamm in the schools. We visited two schools and sharied information about Dengue fever and Diarrhea as well as dental problems. We tought them how to protect from different infections and how to clean themselves in a proper way. Toothbrush and toothpaste as well as mosquito repellent lotion and soap were distributed. All teachers thanked us for sharing knowledge and they invited us to come again.

In this trip, we got more patients than the last month because we added two villages as well as the schools. Now, our doctors and and the staff returned to home for their one-week holidays.

For my conclusion, I would like to thanks to Artemed Stiftung foundation for your continue support and love for Myanmar. We hope you know the situation of Myanmar well. Please pray for Myanmar and our team.

With Best Regards,

Su Su @ Myanmar

With Best regards,

Su Su

News from the Mother and Child Center, Bogale

In November, 11 children were delivered at the MCC. The number of children visiting the center for health check-ups or medical problems continues to rise. The number of pregnant women taking advantage of preventive check-ups and prenatal diagnostics is also increasing.

Take a look at our baby gallery: all children born at the MCC are welcomed here.