Directorate of Medical Services
Encyclopedia
Directorate of Medical Services (abbreviated DMS) commands the Medical Corps
of Myanmar Army. DMS also commands some military academies jointly with other directorates. Currently the Director of DMS is Brig Gen Myo Myint Thein. There are one Director, one Deputy Director, two Staff Officers (Grade 1) and two Staff Officers (Grade 2) in DMS.
In 1990s, Directorate of Medical Services has significantly expanded along with the infantry. In 2007, there are two 1,000 bedded Defence Services General Hospitals (Mingaladon and Naypyitaw), two 700 bedded Military Hospitals in Pyin Oo Lwin and Aung Ban, two 500 bedded military hospitals in Meikhtila and Yangon, one 500 bedded Defence Services Orthopedic Hospital in Mingaladon, two 300 bedded Defence Services Obstetric, Gynecological and Children hospital (Mingaladon and Naypyitaw), one 300 bedded Rehabilitation Hospital (Mingaladon), one 300 bedded Defence Services Liver Hospital (Mingaladon), three 300 bedded Military Hospital (Myitkyina, Ann and Kengtung), twenty 100 bedded Military Hospitals (Mongphyet, Hpa-an, Indaing, Bahtoo,Myeik, Pyay, Loikaw, Namsam, Lashio, Kalay, Mongsat, Dawai, Kawthaung, Laukai, Thandaung, Magway, Sittwe, Hommalin, Bokpyin and Thabeikkyin), one 25 bedded Military Hospital (Warzi), fourteen field medical battalions, which are attached to various Regional Military Commands throughout the country. Each Field Medical Battalion consist of a specialist team, 3 Field Medical Companies with 3 Field Hospital Units (each with 80 beds). Each Field Medical Company consist of 5 Mobile Medical Platoons. Health & Disease Control Unit (HDCU), located in Mingaladon, is responsible for prevention, control & eradication of diseases. Medical Depot located in Yangon and Forward Medical Depot located in Mandalay.
DMS jointly commands these units with C-in-C (Air)'s office_
DMS jointly operates these academies with Chief of Armed Forces Training's office_
Myanmar Army Medical Corps
The Myanmar Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the Myanmar Army which provides medical services to all Myanmar Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
of Myanmar Army. DMS also commands some military academies jointly with other directorates. Currently the Director of DMS is Brig Gen Myo Myint Thein. There are one Director, one Deputy Director, two Staff Officers (Grade 1) and two Staff Officers (Grade 2) in DMS.
History
At the time of independence in 1948, the medical corps has two Base Military Hospitals, each with 300 beds, in Mingaladon and Pyin Oo Lwin, a Medical Store Depot in Yangon, a Dental Unit and six Camp Reception Stations located in Myitkyina, Sittwe, Taungoo, Pyinmana, Bago and Meikhtila. Between 1958 and 1962, the medical corps was restructred and all Camp Reception Stations were reorganised into Medical Battalions.In 1990s, Directorate of Medical Services has significantly expanded along with the infantry. In 2007, there are two 1,000 bedded Defence Services General Hospitals (Mingaladon and Naypyitaw), two 700 bedded Military Hospitals in Pyin Oo Lwin and Aung Ban, two 500 bedded military hospitals in Meikhtila and Yangon, one 500 bedded Defence Services Orthopedic Hospital in Mingaladon, two 300 bedded Defence Services Obstetric, Gynecological and Children hospital (Mingaladon and Naypyitaw), one 300 bedded Rehabilitation Hospital (Mingaladon), one 300 bedded Defence Services Liver Hospital (Mingaladon), three 300 bedded Military Hospital (Myitkyina, Ann and Kengtung), twenty 100 bedded Military Hospitals (Mongphyet, Hpa-an, Indaing, Bahtoo,Myeik, Pyay, Loikaw, Namsam, Lashio, Kalay, Mongsat, Dawai, Kawthaung, Laukai, Thandaung, Magway, Sittwe, Hommalin, Bokpyin and Thabeikkyin), one 25 bedded Military Hospital (Warzi), fourteen field medical battalions, which are attached to various Regional Military Commands throughout the country. Each Field Medical Battalion consist of a specialist team, 3 Field Medical Companies with 3 Field Hospital Units (each with 80 beds). Each Field Medical Company consist of 5 Mobile Medical Platoons. Health & Disease Control Unit (HDCU), located in Mingaladon, is responsible for prevention, control & eradication of diseases. Medical Depot located in Yangon and Forward Medical Depot located in Mandalay.
Units
- Directorate of Medical Services (Nay Pyi Taw)
- 1st DSGH (1000 bedded) (MingaladonMingaladon TownshipMingaladon Township is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi township in the north, North Okkalapa township in the east, Insein township and Shwepyitha township in the west, and Mayangon township in the south...
) - 2nd DSGH (1000 bedded) (Nay Pyi Taw)
- 1st MH (700 bedded) (Pyin Oo Lwin)
- 2nd MH (700 bedded) (AungbanAungbanAungban is a town in the Shan State of eastern Burma. It is located in Kalaw Township in Taunggyi District.It is the junction for a branch railway to Loikaw constructed in 1992.-External links:*...
) - 1st MH (500 bedded) (Meikhtila)
- 2nd MH (500 bedded) (YangonYangonYangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...
) - DSOH (500 bedded) (Mingaladon)
- Medical Corps Centre (Hmawbi)
- 1st DSOGCH (300 bedded) (Mingaladon)
- 2nd DSOGCH (300 bedded) (Nay Pyi Taw)
- DSLH (300 bedded) (Mingaladon)
- DSRH (300 bedded) (Mingaladon)
- 1st MH (300 bedded) (MyitkyinaMyitkyinaMyitkyina is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar , located from Yangon, and from Mandalay. In Burmese it means "near the big river", and in fact "Myitkyina" lies on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River, just below from Myit-son of its two headstreams...
) - 2nd MH (300 bedded) (AnnANN-Media:* All Night Nippon, Japan* All-Nippon News Network, Japan* Arab News Network, exile Syrian* Asia News Network, Asia* Anime News Network, online* Alaska News Nightly, a headline news radio program broadcast on the Alaska Public Radio network....
) - 3rd MH (300 bedded) (Kengtung)
- Medical Depot (Yangon)
- Forward Medical Depot (Mandalay)
- 1st MB (MandalayMandalayMandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
) - 2nd MB (TaunggyiTaunggyi-Transportation:The main access to Taunggyi is by road. A railway line that passes through Taunggyi was recently built in 1995, but at the moment it offers no passenger service. Regular railway passenger service to the rest of the country is through the town of Shwenyaung, twelve miles to the...
) - 3rd MB (TaungooTaungoo-Administration:*Taungoo District Peace and Development Council - List of Six Townships*Taungoo Township Peace and Development Council*Taungoo Ward Peace and Development Council - 22 Wards*Taungoo Municipal*District and Township Immigration Dept...
) - 4th MB (PatheinPatheinPathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
) - 5th MB (Mawlamyaing)
- 6th MB (HmawbiHmawbi TownshipHmawbi Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma . It is located northwest of the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Hmawbi...
) - 7th MB (MonywaMonywaMonywa is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 136 km northwest of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin.-Transport:...
) - 8th MB (SittweSittwe-Economy:In February 2007, India announced a plan to develop the port, which would enable ocean access from Indian Northeastern states, so called "Seven sisters", like Mizoram, via the Kaladan River....
) - 9th MB (MohnyinMohnyinMohnyin is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District.Shells of different sizes were found in mass on 19 September. Those were found in apple-pie order while rooting up a tree between MohnyinDistrict Court and the Township...
) - 10th MB (LashioLashioLashio is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about northeast of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Nam Yao river. The population grew from around 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983. It is currently estimated at around 130,000.Lashio is the...
) - 11th MB (Bamaw)
- 12th MB (Kengtung)
- 13th MB (Myeik)
- 14th MB (Taikkyi)
- Health and Disease Contro Unit (Mingaladon)
- Defence Services Medical Research Unit (Yangon)
- 1st MH (100 bedded) (Mong HpayakMong HpayakMong Hpayak is a town in Mong Hpayak District of Shan State of Burma . It is the principal town of and administrative center for both the district and Mong Hpayak Township. The town is located on the Tachilek–Kengtung paved road...
) - 2nd MH (100 bedded) (Hpa-AnHpa-An-Education:* Computer University, Hpa-An* Hpa-An Education College* Hpa-An University* Technological University, Hpa-An* Hpa-An Nursing Training School-Religion:...
) - 3rd MH (100 bedded) (Inndine)
- 4th MH (100 bedded) (Fort Ba Htoo)
- 5th MH (100 bedded) (Myeik)
- 6th MH (100 bedded) (PyayPyayPyay is a town in the Bago Division in Burma. It has an estimated population of 123,800 . Pyay is positioned on the Ayeyarwady River and is northwest of Yangon....
) - 7th MH (100 bedded) (LoikawLoikawLoikaw is the capital of Kayah State in Burma . It is located near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River. The inhabitants are mostly Kayah...
) - 8th MH (100 bedded) (NansangNansang TownshipNansang Township is a township of Loilen District in the Shan State of Myanmar. The principal town is Nansang....
) - 9th MH (100 bedded) (Lashio)
- 10th MH (100 bedded) (Kalay)
- 11th MH (100 bedded) (Mong Hsat)
- 12th MH (100 bedded) (DaweiDawei-Transport:Only recently Dawei was connected to the rest of Myanmar by road and rail. There are plans to construct a deepwater port in Dawei. In November 2010, the Myanmar Port Authority signed a USD $8.6 billion deal with Italian-Thai Development to develop a deep sea port at Dawei...
) - 13th MH (100 bedded) (KawthaungKawthaungKawthaung is in the southernmost part of Myanmar, located in Tanintharyi Region. During British rule in Burma between 1824 and 1948, it was known as Victoria Point.- History :...
) - 14th MH (100 bedded) (LaukkaingLaukkaing TownshipLaukkaing Township is a township of Laukkaing District in the Shan State of Burma. The principal town is Laukkai aka Laukkaing.The township is sharing border with Kongyan Township and People's Republic of China in the north, People's Republic of China in the east, Kunlong Township in the south and...
) - 15th MH (100 bedded) (ThandaunggyiThandanggyi-External links:*...
) - 16th MH (100 bedded) (Magway)
- 17th MH (100 bedded) (Sittwe)
- 18th MH (100 bedded) (HomalinHomalinHomalin or Hommalinn is a small town in northwestern Burma and capital of the Homalin Township in Hkamti District of the Sagaing Division. The town lies on the Chindwin River and is served by Homalin Airport....
) - 19th MH (100 bedded) (BokpyinBokpyin-External links:*[ East Satellite map at Maplandia.com]...
) - 20th MH (100 bedded) (ThabeikkyinThabeikkyinThabeikkyin is a town in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar. It is alleged by the Democratic Voice of Burma that a secret nuclear facility is located there. -External links:*...
) - Workshop Unit (Medical Corps) (Mingaladon) (the commandant of this unit is always engineering officer)
- MH (25 bedded) (Warzi)
Affiliations
DMS jointy commands these units with C-in-C (Navy)'s office_- Naval Hospital (Yangon)
- Department of Diving Medicine (Seikkyi)
DMS jointly commands these units with C-in-C (Air)'s office_
- Aviation Physiology Unit (Mingaladon)
- Department of Aviation Medicine (Mingaladon)
DMS jointly operates these academies with Chief of Armed Forces Training's office_
- Defence Services Medical Academy (Mingaladon)
- Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical ScienceDefence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical ScienceThe Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science , located in Mingaladon, Yangon, is one of military-run institutes of higher learning in Myanmar...
(Mingaladon)