Shwe Zanaka Company will provide emergency healthcare
services for tourists visiting Kyaikto, Mon State effective 1 April and will
expand the service ultimately to other popular tourist sites in Myanmar.
The company will cooperate with ambulance services, the
Ministry of Health and local hospitals to offer medical services for foreign
visitors.
The project is endorsed by the Ministry of Tourism.
The company representative, Dr Myint Lwin, told local media
that the company has opened a clinic in Kyaikto to give emergency healthcare
services.
Thousands of local and foreign tourists visit the Kyaiktiyo
Pagoda in Kyaikto every year, but the town lacks sufficient hospitals and
clinics to provide emergency healthcare.
“If an emergency arises while visiting the pagoda, we will
treat them immediately at the location. If we can treat the patient at the
clinic, we will do it, but if the person needs to be admitted to hospital, we
will contact the public hospitals in Mawlamyine and Thaton. We can also
transport the patient to the hospital.”
Tourists visiting Myanmar are advised to take out full medical
insurance that includes an evacuation option if needed to neighouring countries
such as Thailand. But if visitors fall sick without adequate insurance, Shwe
Zanaka’s new service could be a life-saver.
To gain full support, Shwe Zanaka Company has contacted
social organisations and ambulance services to provide an emergency service. It
hopes to work closely with local travel companies in Myanmar to provide back-up
emergency services for their clients.
It will also implement a tele-medicine system to offer media
treatment consultations via the internet or the telephone for patients who need
medical care while in remote locations such as mountains.
“We have installed C-band satellites in Yangon and Kyaikto
in order for us to provide emergency healthcare advice. The services are not
free but they will be moderately prices.”
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