Fourth prosthetic fitting camp opens in Yangon, over 600 to benefit


YANGON: The fourth prosthetic fitting camp jointly organised by India’s Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) and U Nu Daw Myayi Foundation (UNDMYF) was inaugurated on October 2 at Pidikathapon Nikai Monastery in South Dagon Township. More than 600 people in need of prosthetic limbs are expected to receive free fittings within six weeks.

The opening coincided with the 156th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Indian Ambassador to Myanmar Shri Abhay Thakur, senior Myanmar officials, members of civil society and representatives of the Myanmar-India Friendship Association attended the ceremony.

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