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Pandaw to open Eighth Medical Clinic in Myanmar |
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On 12 December we held the ground breaking for the new Pandaw central clinic at Pagan.
One monk has loaned us the land within the protection of his monastery and work will begin immediately to construct a two story building of 1200 square feet. This will, in addition to consulting rooms, contain an x ray facility, ultra sound room and a diagnostic lab.
Seven already established clinics are all in villages within a twenty mile radius of the central clinic and when necessary the medical team will be able to refer patients to the central clinic for further diagnosis. This year saw us hit our 300,000th patient treatment since inception in 2010.
All medications are provided free. Some of our clinics are now over run. The Balin clinic near the Pakokku bridge can now get several hundred patients in a day, many arriving the night before to get in the queue.
The new central clinic will cost USD50,000 to build and all these clinics need money to keep going. Any help you can give us would be appreciated.
Paul Strachan |
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Supporting
education and
healthcare in
Burma. |
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The Pandaw
Charity was
established
following Cyclone
Nargis in 2008 when
the Pandaw ships,
converted to
floating hospitals,
and their crews
saved so many
lives. Since then over twelve schools have been built and we operate seven Pandaw Clinics in middle Burma which provide an average of 5,000 free treatments a month with full-time team of twenty medics, paramedic and pharmacists.
This is entirely
sponsored by
donations from
Pandaw passengers
and a profit share
from Pandaw River
Expeditions. |
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"I
have been engaged
with Burma for
thirty five years
and Burma has given
me much. The Pandaw
Charity is a way to
give something back
to Burma. It is
also a way by which
our passengers can
say thank you to
Burma for so many
enriching
experiences."
Paul Strachan,
Founder of Pandaw
Cruises
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We have raised
money to build
twelve schools
either on remote
river islands or in
villages too
distant from towns
to send children to
school there. On
Thiri Island, which
lies in the
Irrawaddy south of
Pagan, we have
built three primary
schools and one
high school
bringing a complete
education to the
island children.
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We opened our first
Pandaw Free Clinic
at Gantgar Village
in 2009. Almost
immediately it was
overrun with
patients, many
travelling long
distances for
treatment. We now
operate seven
clinics in the
villages around
Pagan and treat
over 5,000 patients
a month with a full
time team of
twenty, which
includes of
doctors,
paramedics,
pharmacists and
support staff. |
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The Pandaw Charity is run by Pandaw employees on a pro bono basis. Donations go to the field, not to offices. Pandaw has made a remarkable difference to these rural communities over the past ten years. |
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Past projects have
included: the
Pandaw House for 50
female Nargis
orphans at the
Hpondawoo Monastery
in Mandalay donated
by Brian and Vardie
Pringle; the Pandaw
Wing at the U Hla
Tun Hospice,
Mandalay; the
Pandaw Clinic Barge
which was five
years in the Delta
after Nargis. |
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If you are
interested to
donate a clinic,
school or orphanage
building please
contact us and we
would be happy to
discuss this with
you. With
considerable
expertise on the
ground in Burma, we
can rapidly
facilitate such
projects and manage
their development
for our donors.
Corporate or
individual donors
may find such
larger projects of
interest. |
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Beneficiary: Pandaw Cruises Pte Ltd
Account number: 0003-039045-01-6
Bank: DBS BANK Ltd
12 Marina Boulevard
DBS Asia Central
Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3
Singapore 018982
Swift code: DBSSSGSG |
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