About the project
Every month, up to 200 patients are treated daily. Treatment rooms, an ultrasound and ECG machine, medicines and a small laboratory are available. A dentist with a practice is also on board. In addition to treating acute cases, prevention work in the villages and schools is an important pillar of the work of Irrawaddy River Doctors.
A Burmese team saving lives
The medical team of Irrawaddy River Doctors consists of a doctor, a dentist, three nurses, a laboratory assistant and a ship's crew of twelve. Due to the establishment of a branch of Artemed Stiftung in Myanmar , all staff members are employed by us on a long-term basis with an employment contract.
Since 2016, Thang Min Len has been managing the project in Myanmar together with his wife Su Myat Oo.
Close exchange with the M.A.T.E.s
Die Zahl der Patient:innen steigt stetig. Um dem Anstieg gerecht zu werden, ist es wichtig, dass die medizinischen Standards weiterentwickelt werden und Arbeitsabläufe optimiert werden. Darum kümmert sich unser deutsches M.A.T.E.-Team im Einsatz vor Ort oder durch Webinare. Durch den regelmäßigen Austausch und ein monatliches Reporting sowohl im medizinischen Bereich als auch in finanzieller Hinsicht können wir eine transparente Steuerung des Projektes garantieren.
Medical Advisory Board
The medical advisory board of Artemed Stiftung is constantly taking care of defining the project strategy, planning the missions professionally and has the acquisition of important equipment and the establishment and expansion of various prevention and screening programmes on the agenda.
What we do
MEDICAL EXAMINATION
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Family practice
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approx. 1800 patients per month
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Laboratory for diagnostics, ultrasound, ECG
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Medical guidelines & medicines according to WHO standard
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Recording of patients according to ICD classification
MOTHER-CHILD PROJECT
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Pre-natal care
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Preventive check-ups for babies under 1 year of age
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Worm prophylaxis for children
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Midwifery training
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Prophylaxis against malaria and dengue fever
DENTAL HEALTH
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Dental practice
- 300 patients per month
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Extractions
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Tooth preservation through fillings
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Prophylaxis
PREVENTION
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Training of the population on hygiene, dental health, avoidance of smoking when cooking and on diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes, etc.
Hein Hthe Te Kos History
The little Burmese boy Hein Hthe Te Ko no longer has a mother. She died giving birth to him six months ago in their hut in the remote Irrawaddy Delta. With a preventive check-up during pregnancy, the mother's death could have been avoided in all probability. It is relatively easy to foresee complications during birth and to avoid them with a planned caesarean section in hospital.
But the reality for most women in southern Myanmar is different. Very few have the opportunity to have their pregnancy medically accompanied; there are simply no services available. Thus, the approximately 10% of all women who experience complications during childbirth are left to their fate. With the clinic ship of Irrawaddy River Doctors , Artemed Stiftung already brings prenatal care to some remote villages.
Together we are stronger
Since 2016, we have been cooperating in the "Delta Docs" working group with the Swimming Doctors and the Amara Mobile Clinic, both of which are also active in the Irrawaddy Delta. In regular meetings, we exchange information on topics relevant to all three of us, such as medical standards or developments in the health care system in Myanmar .
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