MOH deploys 34-member emergency medical team to quake-stricken Myanmar
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Health Minister Ong Ye Kung (centre, in white) at Changi Airport with the Singapore Emergeny Medical Team on April 3.
PHOTO: ONG YE KUNG/ FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE – A 34-member emergency medical team has been deployed by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to provide humanitarian assistance in Myanmar in the wake of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake.
The Singapore Emergency Medical Team (SGEMT) comprises professionals such as doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals, as well as personnel with technical and logistical expertise, said MOH in a statement on April 3.
This will be the first deployment of the SGEMT since it was formed in September 2024. The team left for Myanmar on April 3 and is expected to be on site for the next 14 days.
Operating like a field hospital, the SGEMT provides medical care – including emergency services – primary care, and maternal and child health outpatient services to more than 100 patients a day, said MOH.
In a Facebook post on April 3, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said the team will head to Yamethin township outside Naypyitaw in this operation dubbed Falconwing.
He added that the members include six doctors, 10 nurses – including two midwives – a clinical psychologist, a physiotherapist and a clinical operations officer.
“Our officers in the SGEMT will work closely with the local authorities and fellow disaster relief agencies and teams to provide medical care and assistance to the victims of this natural disaster,” said Mr Ong, who also met the team at Changi Airport before its departure.
Singapore’s assistance focuses on providing immediate relief and supporting recovery efforts with help from local and international partners, said MOH.
Besides the deployment of the Operation Lionheart
The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of the country’s strongest in a century,
