The Bagan Clinic treated 3,647 patients in October 2013, bringing the total number of treatments since the Clinic opened on 6th August 2011 to 83,702. Since some patients require more than one treatment, the total number of patients seen at the Clinic is somewhat less than the number of treatments.
Treatment Summary
The table below summarises the number of treatments per month and the total number of treatments since the clinic started.
| Month | Patients treated | Total treatments |
| August 2011 | 355 | 355 |
| September 2011 | 784 | 1,139 |
| October 2011 | 1,434 | 2,573 |
| November 2011 | 1,723 | 4,296 |
| December 2011 | 2,013 | 6,309 |
| January 2012 | 1,605 | 7,889 |
| February 2012 | 2,464 | 10,353 |
| March 2012 | 4,603 | 14,956 |
| April 2012 | 2,043 | 16,999 |
| May 2012 - Jan 2013 | To be added | To be added |
| February 2013 | 2,713 | 49,850 |
| March 2013 | 2,713 | 49,850 |
| April 2013 | 2,061 | 54,924 |
| May 2013 | 3,303 | 58,227 |
| June 2013 | 5,586 | 63,813 |
| July 2013 | 6,079 | 69,892 |
| August 2013 | 5,337 | 75,229 |
| September 2013 | 4,826 | 80,055 |
| October 2013 | 3,647 | 83,702 |
Monthly notes
On 19th October, a group of six people travelled around 320 kilometres from Nunt San town in Shan State to visit the Clinic. Two older people travelled by bus, the other four travelled on two motor bikes, including a 39 year old lady suffering from rheumatic fever with multiple joint pain. On the journey the road through KaLaw town zig-zags and is very up and down, resulting in one motor bike falling over, leaving the patient with abrasions on both knees and superimposed joint pain.
39-year old lady with rheumatic fever.
Another lady patient works in the fields to earn a day wage but she suffered an allergic reaction to the grasses, resulting in contact dermatitis.
Patient with contact dermatitis.
The picture below shows how, as their appointment number approaches, patients queue in front of the Clinic, whilst (in the background) other patients line-up for a free lunch from the Monks.
Patients waiting at the Clinic.
The new clinic building is progressing and should be finished in a few weeks.
The new clinic building under construction.
There are a number of posts on medical support in Myanmar provided by the RTM Social Contribution with help from donors around the world. You can find them all here.
