THE Myanmar Red Cross So­ciety has announced that it is providing primary healthcare services through mobile clinics to those affected by the earth­quake and to people temporarily displaced within the Sagaing Region.

In Sagaing, where many people were affected by the powerful earthquake, the My­anmar Red Cross Society has opened mobile clinics to deliver primary healthcare services to victims and internally displaced persons. On 5 February, primary healthcare services were pro­vided to 290 people at the IDP camp in the Moemeik Kone Myay of the Mingun area.

Similarly, from 23 to 27 February, mobile clinics were opened at ShwetaungU Monas­tery, Maha Thamudi Monastery, Thettawshay Monastery and in Magyigon Ward in Sagaing. Dur­ing this period, primary health­care services were provided to 1,584 people. Three patients who required hospitalization were each given financial assistance of K300,000.

The Myanmar Red Cross Society, with the support of part­ner Red Cross organizations, operated these mobile clinics with the assistance of its staff and local Red Cross volunteers. — ASH/MKKS