The Muslim Free Hospital (Burmese: မွတ်စ်လင်ကုသိုလ်ဖြစ်ဆေးရုံ) was established as a small dispensary in 1937 in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Burma) and gradually it has come up to the present status of a 160 bedded hospital.[1]
| Muslim Free Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 196, 200 Maha Bandula Park St, Yangon, Myanmar |
| Coordinates | 16°46′36″N 96°09′38″E / 16.776533°N 96.160539°E |
| Organisation | |
| Funding | Voluntary |
| Type | General |
| Religious affiliation | Muslim |
| History | |
| Opened | 1937 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Myanmar |
The chief aims and objectives of the hospital are to help the poor, the needy and the sick without discrimination of caste, creed or colour. The hospital is one of many in Myanmar run purely on a voluntary means and raises funds to treat people.
The hospital comprises three buildings; main on the Maha Bandula Garden Street and two buildings on the 35th Street and are connected by over head bridges.
The author and human rights activist Ma Thida has worked as a surgeon at the hospital.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "What you should know about the Muslim Free Hospital that everyone is rooting for". MVSLIM. 3 February 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Mita Kapur (February 27, 2010). "'I write from my heart'". The Hindu. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ "Myanmar Muslim hospital offers hope in troubled times". South China Morning Post. 17 September 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
