Health Care
The general state of health care in Myanmar is poor. The military government spends anywhere from 0.5% to 3% of the country's GDP on health care, consistently ranking among the lowest in the world. Although health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for medicine and treatment, even in public clinics and hospitals. Public hospitals lack many of the basic facilities and equipment. The following is a summary of the public health system in the state, in the fiscal year 2002-2003.
| 2002–2003 | # Hospitals | # Beds |
|---|---|---|
| Specialist hospitals | - | - |
| General hospitals with specialist services | 1 | 350 |
| General hospitals | 10 | 341 |
| Health clinics | 14 | 224 |
| Total | 25 | 915 |
Even by the low standards of Myanmar, the available health services in Mon State are shockingly low. A state of 2.5 million people has less than 1000 hospital beds.
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