Yangon Hospital, Myanmar

Yangon General Hospital is Myanmar’s largest public hospital, responsible for training around a third of Myanmar’s medical professionals and caring for 400,000 patients a year, many of whom cannot afford private healthcare and travel across the country to receive free treatment. 

The 19th-century hospital was originally built by the British army and subsequently became a public hospital, Unfortunately, as a result of organic growth and lack of maintenance, this key institution was no longer fit for purpose.

Continuing our relationship with Article 25, our building services and environmental engineers advised on the major refurbishment of the hospital. Working with Article 25’s expert team we helped to develop a 20-year masterplan for the phased refurbishment and long-term expansion of the hospital, delivering a more sustainable building with a greatly extended lifespan.

With phase 1 of the masterplan underway, Article 25 had to pivot their programme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. With hand hygiene more important than ever to protect staff and patients, the water supply and drainage to existing sinks was failing and new clinical standard hand wash basins were needed in key locations. The hospital was also suffering from a shortage of basic soap and sanitiser supplies. Article 25 launched an appeal to raise the extra funds needed for these supplies and to fix, maintain and install a much more efficient water system and plumbing.