THE 15th-day meeting of the third regular session of the third Pyithu Hluttaw was held at the Hluttaw Building in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, attended by Speaker U Khin Yi, Deputy Speaker U Maung Maung Ohn, and MPs. During the session, Deputy Minister for Health Dr Tin Htun addressed five starred questions regarding healthcare personnel deployment, medical supplies, infrastructure upgrades, and the reopening of local medical facilities.
Responding to queries on Kalewa and Madaya townships, the deputy minister stated that Kalewa Hospital continues to receive essential medicine supplies, including 174 varieties delivered under regional guidance, while an assistant doctor has been dispatched to Masein Station Hospital. For the five station hospitals in Madaya closed for over five years due to conflict, rotating doctors currently provide mobile healthcare with regional military assistance, and rehabilitation funds will be systematically disbursed to enable their reopening in coordination with administrative bodies.
Addressing facilities in Aunglan, Kalaw, and Dagon Myothit (Seikkan), Dr Tin Htun confirmed that renovations for the operating theatre at Aunglan’s 100-bed hospital have been completed under committee arrangements, with doctor appointments under review. For Heho Station Hospital in Shan State, an operating room building has been earmarked under the 2027-2028 capital expenditure budget following the provision of a Type C Laboratory Set in August 2026. Meanwhile, the 25-bed hospital in Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) was deemed adequately equipped for current demands given nearby referral facilities and the National Cancer Centre, though additional staff housing will be constructed in the 2027- 2028 financial year.
Lawmakers also debated a motion tabled by U Thet Naing Oo for the Hpa-an constituency urging the government to establish large outpatient departments and zone-based advanced specialist hospitals to relieve the public’s medical expenditure and narrow the urban-rural divide. Several parliamentarians supported the motion, recommending public-private partnerships, dedicated funding, and improved patient referral networks. Discussion on the proposal will continue on the 16th meeting day.
Before concluding the session, the Speaker announced that the Amyotha Hluttaw returned without amendments the “Seventh Amendment to the Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law” and the “Fourth Rules Amending the Political Parties Registration Rules,” which will proceed in accordance with parliamentary bylaws. The meeting will resume on 14 October.
News Team/ ST
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