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 July.

Dear Dr.Veronika,

How are you and how is your family?I hope you all are in good health. I am writing a monthly overview report for IRD july trip and activities. Our team had undergone the medical trip from 1st to 23rd July and provided our medical treatment to 11 villages.

The ICD result showed that there are 2414 of total patients. Among these patients, 69 are pregnant women taking AN care, a total 439 are boys and girls 1 to 14 years old who took medical check-ups and treatment while 32 in number are under one year old. We did screening test regarding comprehensive AN care to 54 pregnant women and a total of 513 patients did laboratory testing in this month. Furthermore, we provided deworming to 200 patients in total.

During this month, our team provided the general medical treatment such as Idiopathic Anaemia, Urinary Tract Infection and Rheumatic Fever according to the signs and symptoms of the patients and the laboratory test results. Furthermore, our team provided treatment for Non-Communicable Diseases such as Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Ischemic Heart Disease, Vulvular Heart Disease, Myocardial infarct and Stroke. In this month, we had random blood sugar testing to 350 patients whose BMI were above 23. And we also did Electrocardiogram (ECG) testing to 250 new patients who were above 40 years old. Furthermore, patients with acute respiratory tract infection, asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)and more came to our boat to get treatment.

Our dentist and our team provided dental treatment to 439 patients. We treated dental illness such as lip sores, oral candidiasis, aphthous ulcer, toothache due to dental caries, periodontitis, gingivitis, oral ulcer and tongue ulcer due to sharp edges of the teeth and growth in oral mucosa due to carcinoma, LC filling, GI filling, temporary filling, medicative filling, fissure sealing, incision and drainage, chamber opening, scaling, dental checkup and oral hygiene instructions.

IRD team worked hard for the trip and still hit the targets number in this month again. As the crisis and the political situation in Myanmar, most people in villages couldn't effort for medicine. That's why the villagers are waiting the IRD mobile boat and patients number increase more and more. On the other hand we also had to do strategic plan for that.

In conclusion, thanks again to Artemed foundation and all donors for your continuous support and love for Myanmar operation. I am very happy to be able to work together with trust until today. I will always remember and pray for you.

you.

Susu

News from the Mother and Child Center, Bogale

In July, 13 healthy babies were born at our MCC and a large number of women came for check-ups (161) and follow-up care (14). In addition, 37 children came to the MCC to be examined for various problems. Malnutrition was diagnosed in 16 of them and treatment was initiated.

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