Hospital in Myanmar new capital is under construction

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(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-03-06 14:11

YANGON -- A private special treatment hospital in a new satellite town in Myanmar's new capital of Nay Pyi Taw is under construction to add to the developing health facilities there, according to the project administrator Friday.

As a private-sector contribution, the 300-bed Okdarathiri Myothit Private Hospital of Singapore-standard is being built to become the first of its kind in the new capital, said the Universal Company undertaking the project.

Nay Pyi Taw has already had some 1,000-bed and 200-bed state- owned hospitals, it also said.

Myanmar moved its administrative capital to Nay Pyi Taw from Yangon in November 2005.

Aimed at developing private healthcare services and utilizing effectively the resources of private sector in providing such services to the public in accordance with the national health policy, Myanmar permits systematic running of private health care services which include private clinic service, private hospital service, private maternity home service, nursing home service and private mobile health care service.

For the development of the health sector, Myanmar has drawn up its health vision 2030 with the aim to provide comprehensive health care for the entire people.

Measures are also being taken for the expansion and upgrading of hospitals, dispensaries and health centers.

According to official statistics, there were 839 hospitals and 1,468 urban and rural health centers in Myanmar with 26,591 doctors and 21,781 nurses as of 2007.