MT News
A ceremony to honour the military doctors who served duties at the hospitals in far-flung areas with difficult transportation access to provide health care services to the locals was held at Bayintnaung Villa on Friday.
Chairman of the State Administration Council Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attended the ceremony, and made a speech, saying that the ethnic people residing in the hilly areas with difficult access of transportation has poor standards of health care services.
To provide health care services to the people in far-flung areas, 152 medical officers from Tatmadaw have been sent in 4 batches since 2016. During the third batch assignment with 46 medical officers, 44 have completed their tour of duty while 2 of them have been lost their lives due to the attack by the terrorists at LoneLae Station Hospital.
The medical officers from third batch have been served in 23 township hospitals, station hospitals and rural health clinic in TunZan, Matupi, Hmaungtalan, Lahae and NanYun areas for 2 years and 3 months. Those two medical officers were conferred the honorary medals by the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services.
Among the medical officers who served at the far-flung areas, 76 of them have been granted to attend the master course for medical science. Over 467,000 residents from Chin State and Naga Self-administered Zone have been provided by the Tatmadaw after three-time assignments, and the fourth batch with 18 medical officers are providing health care services at present.
The Senior General urged all to strive for their professional growth while upholding the interest of the country and its people. The Senior General later presented commemorative gifts to the military doctors who served duties in the far-flung areas. One of the medical officers shared their experiences of providing health care services in the far-flung areas.
