ADVISORY COMMISSION ON RAKHINE STATE
41. The Government should increase health capacity by recruiting
volunteers – from outside state or country – to ensure appropriate
ratio between population and health personnel.
42. The Commission commends the Government for moving forward
with the plans to expand and refurbish the Sittwe General Hospital,
in line with the Commission’s interim recommendations. The
Commission urges the Government to redouble its efforts to
overcome remaining administrative hurdles, and urgently move to
the implementation phase of the project. It also urges international
donors to provide technical and financial support in accordance
with needs.
43. The Government should roll out a comprehensive state-wide program
to combat malnutrition.
44. The Government of Myanmar should accelerate efforts to implement
a comprehensive immunization outreach campaign to cover all
populations, regardless of citizenship status, with specific attention
to those areas which were under prolonged lock-down. International
partners should assist such efforts by providing technical and
financial support in accordance with needs.
45. The Government should establish a complaint mechanism to report
incidences of corruption, informal payments, exploitation or
discriminatory practices in the health sector, and hold perpetrators
to account.
46. The Commission reiterates that the Government should expand
primary health care services through increased number of mobile
health clinics.
44 Towards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine