My previous update showed monthly statistics up to the end of September, 2017, when the total number of treatments carried out was 207,345.
The Clinic is normally open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday but from the middle of July 2018, patient numbers rose and the Clinic additionally opened on Mondays, allowing around 1,100 treatments each week provided Dr. Hla Tun worked until 2.00 a.m. each day and the other two Doctors worked until midnight. With the temporary help of another Doctor, in one week 1,300 patients were seen.
Bagan Clinic end August: A free lunch is provided for waiting patients
and their companions (Photo: Dr. Hla Tun)
Bagan Clinic end September. The Abbott talks to waiting patients
(Photo: Dr. Hla Tun)
Treatment Summary
The table below shows the number of treatments per month from October 2017 to end of December 2018. The total number of treatments since the Bagan Medical Clinic opened in 2011 has now passed a quarter of a million, a remarkable achievement.
| Month | Treatments in month | Total treatments |
| October 2017 | 1,903 | 209,248 |
| November 2017 | 1,973 | 211,221 |
| December 2017 | 2,266 | 213,487 |
| January 2018 | 1,751 | 215,238 |
| February 2018 | 1,609 | 216,847 |
| March 2018 | 2,157 | 219,004 |
| April 2018 | 1,261 | 220,265 |
| May 2018 | 2,258 | 222,523 |
| June 2018 | 2,813 | 225,336 |
| July 2018 | 2,972 | 228,308 |
| August 2018 | 5,149 | 233,457 |
| September 2018 | 7,428 | 240,885 |
| October 2018 | 3,210 | 244,095 |
| November 2018 | 3,044 | 247,139 |
| December 2018 | 2,877 | 250,016 |
Notes
The Bagan Medical Clinic is open throughout the year except for one or two weeks during April because of the Water Festival ('Thingyan') and Myanmar New Year.
Doctor Hla Tun is also Chief Medical Officer aboard the 'Road to Mandalay' river cruise ship operated by Belmond. During much of the season, this ship shuttles between Shwe Kyet Yet (near Mandalay) and Bagan, mooring at Bagan (close to the Bagan Clinic) from Friday to Monday, whilst the ship's guests explore the wonders of the pagodas spread across the Bagan Plain. This allows Doctor Hla Tun to normally open the Bagan Clinic on Friday, Saturday and part of Sunday. Doctor Hla Tun typically sees 90 patients each day the Clinic is open. Less complex cases are seen by two other doctors.
Free Lunches
A free lunch is served to patients and their companions on the clinic days.
Other reports on medical support in Myanmar
There are a number of posts in this Blog describing medical support in Myanmar provided by the RTM Social Contribution with help from donors around the world. You can find them all here.
Photographs
There's a collection of pictures showing the Bagan Clinic from its inception here.
Doctor Hla Tun's photographs illustrating the work of the Bagan Clinic can be accessed by the following links:-
2014
2015
2016
2018
