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South Okkalapa Maternal and Child Hospital

The South Okkalapa Women and Children Hospital () 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.

It is also a teaching hospital affiliated with University of Medicine 2, Yangon.

Services Providing Areas

The hospital is providing services for the following townships.

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

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