This week, CW Asia Fund received a very generous donation of Pharmasave Children’s chewable multi-vitamins, Gastrolyte oral rehydration salts and Nexcare first aid Steri-strip for closing small cuts. These products will be used by Dr. Frank Smithuis and staff in rural Yangon.

We are very grateful to Mr. Lap Wu for making these critical products available.

Thank you!

Visit Myanmar with us…

Two Sample Itineraries:
(a) 5-day-Itinerary with one night each in Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake
(b) 11-day-Itinerary with one night in Golden Rock, two nights each in Bagan, Mandalay and Inle Lake and total of three nights in Yangon.

5-Day-Itinerary

Day 01 : Arrive Yangon (International flight in the Morning)

Upon arrival in Yangon, you’ll be met and transferred to hotel. You’ll be guided to the following places of interest in Yangon.

• Chaukhtatkyi Reclining Buddha
• Landmark Shwedagone Pagoda
• China Town evening market

Overnight in Yangon at Kandawgyi Palace Hotel / Deluxe Room (B)

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By Nina and Dawn

The slogan of this charitable hospital is “For the poor of all communities” and that it truly is, serving the Buddhist, Muslims, Hindus and Christians of Yangon city. We were greeted at the entrance by hordes of patients lined up to collect their prescribed medications. The out patient department was calling patient number 346! And it was only 10:30am. Our group arrived laden with bags of medical supplies, donations in kind from Canada, making for difficult passage in an already very crowd space. The donations we bring each year include sutures, anti-biotics, ambu bags, multi-vitamins, skin ointments, surgical blades, steri-strips, dental instruments and book.

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