To improve the basic socioeconomic lives of the citizens, the Ministry of Health is providing health care services for disease prevention and effective treatment of diseases, as well as providing surgical treatment for congenital cleft lip and palate patients and facial cleft patients.
As a pre-conference activity, surgical treatments are being provided to patients with congenital cleft lip and palate at Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (1,000-bed) and Dental Specialist Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw in honour of the Myanmar Dental Health Science Conference, which will be hosted by the Ministry of Health from 3 to 4 November.
Union Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win along with the officials arrived at the Dental Specialist Hospital (Nay Pyi Taw) yesterday morning and watched and supported the operations of the children with Myanmar dental surgeons and specialists from Korea University Medicine.
The Union minister and party then gave words of encouragement to the child patients and their parents who were waiting for surgery, watched the Korean-Myanmar joint surgery, and presented a gift of honour to the Korean surgical team.
A total of 40 child patients were tested and 12 patients underwent surgery at Dental Specialist Hospital in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday. Another 14 patients will receive an operation on 2 November at Nay Pyi Taw General Hospital (1,000-bed).
The team led by Professor Deok-Woo Kim from Korea University Medicine will hold a paper reading at the Myanmar Dental Health Science Conference to be held from 3 to 4 November. — MNA/KZL
