An official daily newspaper from Myanmar Established - 1914
English  |  Myanmar  |  Perspectives  |  Article  |  Sport News  |  Archives
Friday February 21, 2003

    Region    

Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe meets cleft lip and palate patients at Pathein General Hospital

Yangon, 20 Feb — Vice-Chairperson of Myanmar Maternal and Child Welfare Association Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party arrived at Pathein General Hospital yesterday.

They were welcomed there by Chairman of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Commander of South-West Command Maj-Gen Htay Oo and military officers, Patron of Ayeyawady Division Supervisory Committee for MCWA wife of the commander Daw Ni Ni Win and party, Secretary of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Lt-Col Sein Maung and members, Acting Medical Superintendent Dr Khin Maung Than and staff, Plastic, Maxillo-facial and Oral Surgery Specialist Dr Ko Ko Maung and party of Thingangyun Sanpya Hospital and MCWA members of Pathien.

First, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party cordially met with cleft palate and lip patients and those who were given treatment from 26 townships in the division and presented cash assistance to the patients.

At the operation theatre, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party viewed surgical operations provided to the patients by Dr Ko Ko Maung of Thingangyun Sanpya General Hospital, Dr Han Htay, Dr Kyin Thein and party of Ayeyawady Division. Next, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party attended the ceremony to donate cash, medicines and medical equipment to in born disabled children by MMCWA at the Pathein  Medical  Association Hall. Also present were Commander Maj-Gen Htay Oo, Patron of Ayeyawady Division MCWA Supervisory Committee Daw Ni Ni Win and party, authorities, wellwishers and MCWA members. Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe gave a speech and presented K 615,930 for medical operations at Pathein General Hospital and cash assistance K 204,000 for 102 cleft lip and palate patients to Acting Medical Superintendent Dr Khin Maung Than; and K 1,909,273 to be spent on medicines in the operations to Prof Dr Ko Ko Maung of Thingangyun Sanpya General Hospital.

Then, wellwishers donated cash to MMCWA. Vice-Chairperson Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe accepted K 500,000 donated by Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council through Commander Maj-Gen Htay Oo; K 500,000 by South-West Command through Deputy Commander Brig-Gen Tint Swe, K 500,000 by South-West Command MCWA through Daw Ni Ni Win; K 200,000 by Ayeyawady Division MCWA SC through wife of the secretary of Ayeyawady Division Peace and Development Council Daw Tin Tin Oo; K 500,000 by Yuzana Cold Storage; K 300,000 by U Cho’s Rice Mill of Pathein; K 500,000 by Aungthabye Khaing Co; K 700,000 by Tun Ayeya Co; K 300,000 by Annawa Pathein Prawn Hatching Enterprise and K 1 million by Max Myanmar. The certificates of honour were presented to the wellwishers.

Next, Daw Ni Ni Win accepted 30 bags of rice for the patients donated by Pathein District Rice Millers’ Association; and medicines worth K 236,200 by Dr Ko Ko Maung.

Afterwards, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party inspected lectures being conducted at the Course No 4/2003 on Youth Education Training Camp (Multiplier), organized by Ayeyawady Division MCWA SC. Altogether 28 trainees from seven townships of Pathein District are attending the course which will last till 23 February.

Then, Dr Daw Khin Win Shwe and party inspected Pathein Township MCWA Office. They met with executives of the Township MCWA and explained future tasks of the association.

Mailing List  |  Statistic  |  Search  |  Guest book

E-mail : webmaster@myanmar.com