South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital

South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital
Department of Medical Services (DOMS), Ministry of Health and Sports (MOHS), Myanmar
Geography
Location	Myitta Road,Ward 10, South Okkalapa Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Organisation
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Medicine 2, Yangon since 1996
Services
Emergency department	Yes
Beds	150 [1]
Speciality	Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health
History
Opened	1961 [1]
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Myanmar

The South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital (Burmese: တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မိခင်နှင့်ကလေး ဆေးရုံၾကီး) is a 150-bedded specialist public hospital in South Okkalapa Township of Yangon. Colonel Tun Sein (B.A Zeyya Kyaw Htin Thiripyin Chi Thu) laid foundation for the hospital on 18 February 1960 and U Nu, the first Prime Minister of Myanmar, officially opened it as a Catholic Missionary Hospital on 1 May 1961. It became a 100-bedded specialist hospital for women and children on 12 July 1965 and then was upgraded to a 150-bedded Women and Children Hospital on 19 August 1987.^[1]

It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Medicine 2, Yangon.^[1]

Services Providing Areas

The hospital is providing services for the following townships.^[1]

• South Okkalapa Township
• Thingangyun Township
• South Dagon Township
• North Dagon Township
• East Dagon Township
• Yankin Township

Inpatient Wards

• Obstetrics Wards
• Gynaecology Wards
• Paediatric Ward
• Neonatal Unit

Medical Superintendent

Dr. Win Maw Oo - M.B.,B.S, Dip.Meds.Sc (Hospital Administration)

See also

• List of hospitals in Yangon

References

1. "Women and Children Hospital, South Okkalapa Township". University of Medicine 2, Yangon. Retrieved 2014-09-05.