1st private special treatment hospital in Myanmar new capital under construction

YANGON, March 6 (Chinese media) -- 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.