Trip Log: We left Yangon on 27 July at 07:30 pm and arrived Laputta the next day at 08:00 am. The road to Myaungmya is not that bad, but the condition of the road from Myaungmya to Laputta is very bad. It is just an earth road and bumpy. This time, we had a medical team comprised of 3 medical doctors. We received the following medicines from UNICEF; ORS, Paracetamol, Ferrous Sulphate, Salbutamol, Forlic Acid, Alabenazol, Gention violet, Tetra Oilment, Plaster rolls, Miconazol, Septidine, Cotri and B1.

 
Infront of the UNICEF storage facility

We first went to UNICEF Laputta Office because the team leader expressed interest in giving out UNICEF essential family kits and mosquito nets. We received 100 essential family kits which include 1 blanket, 2 buckets, 2 big cooking pots, 4 spoons, 4 plates, 1 cup, 1 steel bowl and 1 plastic bowl and 200 mosquito nets. After loading all the supplies in the boat, we proceeded to Nga Phone village which took 4 hours. There are only 25 households: 51 Male, 27 Female and 12 children. In the past there were 46 households and the number of fatalities was 100. Their primary school and Monastery were totally collapsed. They have one fresh water pond which hasn't been cleaned yet. The government provided 10 tractors but no fuel for the equipment. They have 150 acres of farming land and 56 farmers.
Medical Cover: We treated 9 patients.

Supplies on the boat

Nga Phone Village

Distribution and Medical Cover

The next village we went was Kwin Kone which was only 15 minutes from Nga Phone. There are 53 households with 171 population; 106 male and 65 female.. In the past, there were 130 households with a population of 700. The number of fatalities was 500. There are 10 orphans. So far they have received farming tools and clothes from ADRA and food assistance from Myitta Foundation. Their professions are farming and fishing. They have 400 acres of framing land and 21 farmers. The government gave 3 tractors.
Medical Cover: We treated 9 patients.

Kwin Kone village

Family Kits from UNICEF

Our supplies storage house

Distribution and Medical Cover

The next village was Kwin Chaung. There are 34 households with 66 populations: 47 male, 16 female including children. The number of fatalities was 208. Since the head of village went to the town, we were unable to get the data of population for the past. They don't have any school. They have one Monastery which was severely damaged and they have lost their Monk. They have around 500 acres of farming land. We saw a group of military people and heard from the local people that there was a complaint about the former head of village who was mistrustful and upon request by the villagers, the government sent them.
Medical Cover: We treated 6 patients.

Kwin Chaung Village

Distribution and Medical Cover

The next village was Pan Chin. There are only 13 households with 20 populations living in 3 houses. All the survivors are men. In the past, there were 40 households with 192 populations. The number of fatalities was 172.

Pan Chin Village

The next village was Koe Nak Ko. There are 121 households and it is Karen village and they are Christians. In the past, there were 160 households. The number of fatalities was more than 400. There were 130 students and now they have only 35 with 14 orphans. They received 50 rice sacks from Myitta Foundation. AZG provided roofing materials and we could see that many donors reached there. So we donated only soap and rain sheets. They have four fresh water ponds and all are cleaned with the assistance from TPDC (township development committee) and the government provided diesel. When we left, it was already 07:30pm and we decided to stay one night in Bitut village.

We left Bitut village around 06:00 am on 29 June. The first village we went was Thine Kone. There are 121 households with 405 populations: 244 male and 153 female including children. In the past, there were 1,270 people and the number of fatalities was 475. It was a big village but now we saw only a few houses rebuilt. They have two schools: primary and secondary. The primary school has been rebuilt, but not the secondary school. They have five fresh water ponds and with the assistance from UNDP they have already cleaned 2 ponds. UNDP provided 50,000 kyats to each household for general use. Previously, UNDP had its micro finance project.
Medical Cover: We treated 7 patients.

The next village was Mee Ya Hta. There are 66 households with 181 populations. In the past, there were 92 households with 436 populations. The number of fatalities was 226 including 11 families without any survivor. There were 55 students and now there are only 16 left. There is only one primary school that was completely damaged and Zay Ga Bar (individual donor) has provided funding needed for the roofing and the building.  They are still looking for a donation for the floor and furniture (table & chairs etc.). They have 27 farmers.
Medical Cover: We treated 11 patients.

The next village was Gyo Gyar Kwin. There are 48 households with 151 populations; 79 male and 72 female. In the past, there were 202 people. The number of fatalities was 51. Many of them of are farmers and fishermen. There is no school. The students attend the school at Thine Kone.
Medical Cover: We treated 20 patients.

The next village was Tha Mae Chaung. There are 46 households with 132 populations; 82 male and 50 female. In the past, there were 182 residents. The number of fatalities was 52. They are farmers and fishermen. There is no school. The students attend the school at Thine Kone.
Medical Cover: We treated 6 patients.

The next village was Saing Su. There are only 37 households with a population of 147. In the past there were 160 residents. The number of fatalities was 47.

The last village was Thet Kae Chaung. There are 76 households with around 200 residents. In the past there were 80 households with around 300 people. The number of fatalities was 100.

The whole trip, we treated 68 patients.
General weakness: 19
Chest infection and common cold: 13
Colic: 8
AN Care: 7
Minor Injuries: 5
Skin Infection: 6
Diarrhoea: 2
Pain: 4
Malaria: 2
Eye Infection: 2

The distribution differs based on the level of assistance that each village has received.