THE opening ceremony of the Aung Thukha four-story medical ward building at Bago General Hospital was held yesterday morning, attended by Union Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win, Bago Region Chief Minister U Myo Swe Win, regional ministers, senior Tatmadaw officers, departmental officials, medical staff, and guests.

The Union minister, the Bago Region chief minister, Aggamaha Thirithudama Theingi Mahasadhamma Jotikadhaza Daw Ni Ni, Dr Moe Kyaw Thu (MD – Rain Forest Co Ltd), a representative of Aung Thu Kha Yawgis, Director-General of Medical Services Department Dr Myat Wunna Soe opened the building and sprinkled the inscription with scented water.

The Union minister and officials then inspected the Emergency and Out-Patent Department, Haemodialysis Department, Intensive Care Rooms and medical wards for monks of the new building.

The new Aung Thukha four-storey medical building has an area of 9,940 square feet and is well-built with a good structure. It also has five haemodialysis machines and other medical equipment worth K5,299.9 million. Therefore, patients with chronic renal failure will be able to receive haemodialysis treatment comfortably.

Furthermore, the Union minister and officials contributed to the children who underwent the repair surgery for cleft lips and cleft palates.

In the afternoon, they also attended the opening ceremony of a new building for cold storage medical store (Bago), built at a total cost of US$336,000, and inspected it.

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