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Information Sheet No. A-0110(I)



                                 Information Sheet
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No. A-0110(I)                                               Date. 1-9-97


(1)		Myanmar Delegation Leaves for Colombia

		A five-member Myanmar delegation led by Minister for Cultural left Yangon
on 31 August to attend the first meeting of Non-Aligned Ministers of Culture
to be held in Medellin, Colombia.

(2)		Get-together in Commemoration of 1471st Prophet?s Day

		A get-together in commemoration of the 1471st Prophet?s Day, sponsored by
Yangon Division Islamic Affairs Council, was held at Mingala Hall in Yangon
on 31 August. Present were Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs and members
of Haj Pilgrimage Scrutiny and Selection Committee and officials.

(3)		Singapore, Myanmar Surgeons Treat Cardiovascular Patients at   			DSGH
		Cardiac Surgeons Dr. Joseph Sheoros and Dr. George Lim of 
Mt Elizabeth hospital of Singapore, together with cardiac specialists and
anaesthetists of DSGH, performed CABG operation on four cardiovascular
patients at the Cardiac Unit of Defence Services General Hospital in
Mingaladon from 29 to 31 August. A Team of DSGH surgeons, together with the
Singapore counterparts, gave balloon catheter treatment. They also inserted a
coronary stent in a patient. It was the first time that Myanmar surgeons
successfully treated cardiac patients by advanced methods. DSGH now gives
special cardiac treatment with modern instruments.

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