Myanmar Army Medical Corps
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The Myanmar Army Medical Corps (abbreviated MAMC) is a specialist corps
in the Myanmar Army which provides medical services to all Myanmar Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The Myanmar Army Medical Corps forms the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)'s essential military medical services under the command of Directorate of Medical Services
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Medical Corps Centre, which located in Hmawbi township is responsible for Training and Research. 14 Field Medical Battalions are deployed in strategic locations throughout the country. Each Field Medical Battalion consist of 3 Field Medical Companies & 3 Field Hospital Units and a specialist team. Health & Disease Control Unit (HDCU) is responsible for prevention, control & eradication of diseases.
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
in the Myanmar Army which provides medical services to all Myanmar Army personnel and their families in war and in peace. The Myanmar Army Medical Corps forms the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)'s essential military medical services under the command of Directorate of Medical Services
Directorate of Medical Services
Directorate of Medical Services commands the Medical Corps of Myanmar Army. DMS also commands some military academies jointly with other directorates. Currently the Director of DMS is Brig Gen Myo Myint Thein...
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Units
- Medical Corps Centre (Hmawbi, Yangon Command)
- No.(1) Field Medical Battalion (MandalayMandalayMandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....
, Central Command) - No.(2) Field Medical Battalion (TaunggyiTaunggyi-Transportation:The main access to Taunggyi is by road. A railway line that passes through Taunggyi was recently built in 1995, but at the moment it offers no passenger service. Regular railway passenger service to the rest of the country is through the town of Shwenyaung, twelve miles to the...
, Eastern Command) - No.(3) Field Medical Battalion (TaungooTaungoo-Administration:*Taungoo District Peace and Development Council - List of Six Townships*Taungoo Township Peace and Development Council*Taungoo Ward Peace and Development Council - 22 Wards*Taungoo Municipal*District and Township Immigration Dept...
, Southern Command) - No.(4) Field Medical Battalion (PatheinPatheinPathein , also called Bassein, is a port city with a 2004 population estimated at 215,600, and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lies on the Pathein River , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River....
, South-west Command) - No.(5) Field Medical Battalion (MawlamyineMawlamyineMawlamyine is the fourth largest city of Burma , situated 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton, at the mouth of Thanlwin river...
, South-east Command) - No.(6) Field Medical Battalion (Hmawbi, Yangon Command)
- No.(7) Field Medical Battalion (MonywaMonywaMonywa is a city in Sagaing Division, Myanmar, located 136 km northwest of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin.-Transport:...
, North-west Command) - No.(8) Field Medical Battalion (SittweSittwe-Economy:In February 2007, India announced a plan to develop the port, which would enable ocean access from Indian Northeastern states, so called "Seven sisters", like Mizoram, via the Kaladan River....
, Western Command) - No.(9) Field Medical Battalion (MohnyinMohnyinMohnyin is a town in Kachin State, Myanmar. It is the administrative center for both Mohnyin Township and Mohnyin District.Shells of different sizes were found in mass on 19 September. Those were found in apple-pie order while rooting up a tree between MohnyinDistrict Court and the Township...
, Northern Command) - No.(10) Field Medical Battalion (LashioLashioLashio is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about northeast of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Nam Yao river. The population grew from around 5000 in 1960 to 88,590 in 1983. It is currently estimated at around 130,000.Lashio is the...
, North-east Command) - No.(11) Field Medical Battalion (BhamoBhamoBhamo is a city of Kachin State in northernmost part of Myanmar, located 186 km south from the capital city of Myitkyina. It is on the Ayeyarwady River. It lies within 65 km of the border with Yunnan Province, China. The population consists of Chinese and Shan, with Kachin peoples in...
, Northern Command) - No.(12) Field Medical Battalion (Kengtung, Triangle Region Command)
- No.(13) Field Medical Battalion (Myeik, Costal Region Command)
- No.(14) Field Medical Battalion (Taikkyi, Yangon Command)
- Health and Disease Control Unit (MingaladonMingaladon TownshipMingaladon Township is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi township in the north, North Okkalapa township in the east, Insein township and Shwepyitha township in the west, and Mayangon township in the south...
, Yangon Command)
Medical Corps Centre, which located in Hmawbi township is responsible for Training and Research. 14 Field Medical Battalions are deployed in strategic locations throughout the country. Each Field Medical Battalion consist of 3 Field Medical Companies & 3 Field Hospital Units and a specialist team. Health & Disease Control Unit (HDCU) is responsible for prevention, control & eradication of diseases.