MMA Nargis Relief Activites update
Posted by admin on 04 July 2008
Cyclone Nargis Disaster Relief Activities
Formation of Disaster Relief Committee
Disaster Relief Committee (DRC) headed by the President of Myanmar Medical Association (Central) was founded on 9th May, 2008
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MYANMAR MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
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No.249, Theinbyu Road, Mingalartaungnyunt , Yangon, Myanmar.
Cyclone Nargis Disaster Relief Activities
Formation of Disaster Relief Committee
Disaster Relief Committee (DRC) headed by the President of Myanmar Medical Association (Central) was founded on 9th May, 2008.
Disaster Relief Committee
President - Prof. Kyaw Myint Naing
Vice President - Prof. Samuel Kyaw Hla
Vice President - Prof. Khin Maung Aye
Secretary General - Prof. Myint Thaung
Jt Secretary - Dr. Sein Thaung
Jt Secretary (1) - Dr. Khine Soe Win
Treasurer - Dr. Khin Mar Aye
Members
1. Prof. Tint Swe Latt
2. Dr. Tin Aye
3. Dr. Kyaw San Win
4. Dr. Myint Zaw
5. Dr. Win Zaw
6. Dr. Sun Tun
Objectives
1) Emergency Relief Medical Care at disaster areas by medical teams
2) Develop Relief Fund with donation from MMA members, specialist societies' contribution, pharmaceutical companies, International agencies donors and well wishers in the country.
3) Distribution of foods, water, clothes, utensils and medicines directly to the victims.
4) Close collaboration with WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, 3Ds Fund and INGOs for short term projects with the aim of sustainable relief medical care, prevention and the control of outbreak of communicable diseases.
Resources
MMA, the only professional NGO of doctors, has diverse medical resources with more than 8000 members throughout the countries including government service doctors, specialists and general practitioners where the latter contributes two third of the total numbers.
MMA has a large numbers of volunteer doctors who are contributing to the activities at all level for disaster relief.
Budget
Fund raising activities was driven by the Disaster Relief Committee with various ways and means within the umbrella of MMA policies, guidelines and managed by its rule. According to the local currency, each full trip is estimated to cost about 30 lakhs (30,00000) kyats. If well-wishers want to contribute for implementation of healthcare activities, please contact to
Prof. Kyaw Myint Naing( E-mail: profkmnaing@gmail.com or mobile: 095134114) or Prof. Samuel Kyaw Hla (E-mail: skhla@mptmail.net.mm or mobile: 098033955)
Activities after Nargis
Short trips and long trips are made by volunteer medical teams that were equipped with essential medicine, medical equipments, donated foods, utensils, clothes etc. Travelling to the disaster areas, villages in Ayeyarwaddy and Yangon Division by coach, or boat, with own arrangement. Divisional MMA Committees are also implementing activities for disaster relief.
MMA is jointly implementing relief activities projects with WHO-Central Emergency Relief Fund and UNFPA. MMA medical teams implemented in treating 22784 patients with 574 doctors in 38 trips to Nargis affected areas.
MMA (Central) Disaster Relief Committee supervised and arranged following medical trip packages implemented by medical teams. Following are the medical trip packages already implemented by MMA central teams.
No. Date Area Travelling modes Docs (MMA) Coverage Duration
1 12.5. 2008 Ayeyarwaddy, MaGyiPin Coach, Boat 10 2534 patients 1 week
2 12.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy,PyinKhaYine Coach, Boat 10 1 week
3 14.5. 2008 Yangon, KawHmu Coach 33 400 patients Day-trip
4 14.5. 2008 Yangon, KawHmu/Twantay Coach 23 400 patients Day-trip
5 14.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach 14 2552 patients 1 week
6 16.5. 2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 10 400 patients 2 days
7 18.5. 2008 Yangon, Dala Coach 22 800 patients Day-trip
8 18.5. 2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach 6 800 patients 3 days
9 18.5. 2008 Yangon, Kyauktan Coach 7 Social support 3 days
10 19.5. 2008 Yangon, Dala Coach 7 250 patients Day-trip
11 19.5. 2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Shipping Coach, Boat 12 1240 patients _1 week
12 19.5. 2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 14 2056 patients 1 week
13 20.5.2008 Yangon, KunKyanGone Coach 7 350 patients Day-trip
14 20.5.2008 Yangon, KunKyanGone Coach 15 310 patients 2 days
15 21.5.2008 Yangon, Shwe Paukan Coach 33 200 patients Day-trip
16 22.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 13 850 patients 3days
17 24.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 8 54 patients Day-trip
18 24.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, 14 1041 patients 1 week
19 24.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, 20 370 patients 3 days
20 25.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Ngapudaw Coach, Boat 12 1833 patients 1 week
21 29.5.2008 Yangon, KunKyan Gone Coach 15 348 patients Day-trip
22 29.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, 14 418 patients 1 week
23 30.5.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, 13 200 patients 3 days
24 4.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, 12 1250 patients 1 week
25 5.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 31 250 patients Day-trip
26 5.6.2008 Yangon, KunKyanGone Coach 5 100 patients Day-trip
27 8.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 19 1250 patients 1 week
28 11.6.2008 Yangon, KawHmu Coach, Boat 21 269 patients Day-trip
29 14.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 13 200 patients 3 days
30 14.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 10 197 patients Day-trip
31 19.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 11 642 patients 1 week
32 19.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Pyar Pon Coach, Boat 3 100 patients Day-trip
33 22.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 7 392 patients 1 week
34 22.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach 40 178 patients Day-trip
35 24.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 11 360 patients 1 week
36 26.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 20 90 patients Day-trip
37 27.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 15 100 patients 3days
38 29.6.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 8 345 patients 1 week
39 5.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 9 634 patients 1 week
40 5.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 10 120 patients Day-trip
41 11.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 20 150 patients 3 days
42 11.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 14 150 patients 2 days
43 12.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Bogalay Coach, Boat 14 212 patients Day-trip
44 12.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 7 491 patients 1 week
45 20.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 10 251 patients Day-trip
46 19.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 7 590 patients 1 week
47 25.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 20 205 patients Day-trip
48 26.7.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Laputta Coach, Boat 6 400 patients 1 week
49 9.8.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach, Boat 13 281 patients Day-trip
50 30.8.2008 Yangon, Kongyangone Coach 15 114 patients Day-trip
51 30.8.2008 Ayeyarwaddy, Daydayae Coach 7 370 patients Day-trip
* Since June MMA Women’ Society 3 trips Coach 18 4783 patients Day-trips
* Since May GP clinic (still conducting) Laputta based 8 8737 patients 3months
* Since May MMA-WHO (CERF) project
Base in Daydayae, Kongyankone, Mawlamyaingkyun, Bogalay, Laputta Coach, Boat 76 56173 patients & still conducting 3months + 3 months
* Since June 29-August 12, 2008 Japan NICCO-UMFCCI jointly organized project, MMA Volunteer Doctors in Laputta, (Pyarpon, Bogalay, Daydayae) Coach, Boat 11 (9521+9100) patients 2 months
* Since June 5 Sustained Reproductive Health MMA-UNFPA project in Yangon & Ayeyarwaddy division (Laputta, Ngapudaw, Bogalay, Daydayae) Coach, Boat 16 28324 patients & still conducting 5 months
Since August 22, 2008 MMA Post Nargis Medical Care Project (Mawlamyaine Kyun, Hlaing Hbone) Boat 12 4533 patients & still conducting 6 months
+ Total : 54 Trips, 1 GP clinic, 4 projects 851
Doctors 148267 patients
Total 54 trips, 1 GP clinic, 4 Projects were done up to 23.10.2008. Total 851 doctors looked after more than 148267 patients.
Future Plan
Myanmar Medical Association is planning to organize the long term medical care and health care activities for the victims by collaborating with the local, INGOs and UN agencies.
Information for Medical Volunteers
MMA warmly welcome your contributions in disaster relief activities like Nargis Storm Relief medical teams. We need medical doctors for volunteering in medical teams in affected areas of Ayeyarwaddy Division and Yangon Division.
MMA assigned volunteers to give medical care for the victims.
If you want to be a part of medical team in disaster area, please contact to the Organizer of Relief Medical Teams, Dr. Sun Tun (E-mail: suntun1@gmail.com).