Project for Upgraded 3 workers hospital (Htantabin, Yangon, Mandalay)

Status:
Project Concept Development
Start:
FY2020-2021
End:
FY2022-2023

Sectors

Social/ welfare services

Project Description

For the socio-economic develop ment of Myanmar, making the healthcare system strong and extending the social protection are needed. The Social Security Scheme was implemented in 1-1-1956 according to the Social Security Act 1954. Among the three Workers’ Hospitals and clinics owned by the Social Security Board to support the healthcare services to the insured workers, Yangon Workers’ Hospital was opened in 1962, the hospital in Mandalay was opened in 1990 and in Htantabin was opened in 2003. Thus, there is necessary to upgrade the infrastructure and equipment to give the healthcare services with good qualities. As the locations of the hospitals are in the downtown area, good infrastructure and equipment are essential. So, upgrading the healthcare quality and facilities of the three Workers’ hospitals has to be done.

Project Expected Benefits

There is a need to protect the health of the insured workers more effectively. Upgrading the Workers’ Hospitals in terms of infrastructure,medical equipment, human resources and healthcare services is mandatory because the number of insured workers is increasing and the demand for healthcare services is increasing in parallel. Currently, there is no specialist in healthcare service (eg: Urology, Oncology etc) in Workers’ Hosp- itals and workers have out of pocket (OOP) payments to receive these specialists in healthcare services. Out of pocket payments can impose socio-economic burden for the country. By upgrading the services of the hospitals, insured workers can be accessible to health care services including specialist in healthcare services without out of pocket payment (OOP) and without financial hardship. With the advance facility in the hospitals, the cost for the healthcare services will be lower. If the capable hospital with equipped with modern utensil and technology can reduce citizens leaving foreign country for medication which consuming foreign currency much. Therefore, they can save for other expenditures and the use of foreign currencies. If the project works, it will support the medical treatment with good quality to the insured workers from the factories, get the satisfaction by insured workers related to the healthcare services and it will somehow support the Universal Health Coverage which will be implemented by the country. The Social Security Law (2012) has an enforcement on all the employers and employees covered around the country. With this scheme, the insured workers from related locations in the project will firstly get the healthcare services effectively. Through this scheme, the insured workers around the country will be protected from their social and medical problems and so the Social Security Scheme will be more well-known and cover the whole nation.

Locations

Mandalay Region; Yangon Region

Total Project Cost

11.28M

Financing Type

Implementing Government Agency

Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan Alignment

Contact Detail

Kyaw Kyaw
Director/Social Security Board, Ministry of Labor, Immigration and Population
randp.dept@ssb.gov.mm