Healthcare system of Myanmar

Background

1.    The Ministry of Health consists of 5 departments: Health, Medical Sciences, Medical Research, Planning and Statistics and Traditional Medicine.

2.    Under the Department of Health, Public Health services is responsible for provision and delivery of primary health services.

3.    At township level, a township medical officer or TMO is responsible for both public health and curative services.

4.    Each township has one hospital with a bed strength varying from 16 to 50, one or two station hospitals and four to seven rural health centers.

Questions

1.    What services does the township hospital provide to the community and how many people does it serve?

2.    What is the layout, facilities and organizational structure of a typical township hospital and rural health center?

3.    How is the township hospital linked to bigger hospitals in the city and how does it service the rural health centers?

4.    What are some of the health education programmes offered by the rural health centers?

Discussion

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