History of Japan Heart Myanmar

【Japan Heart Myanmar】

Myanmar is where the journey of Japan Heart began. Since 2004, Japan Heart has been providing medical treatment in Wachet, Sagain region. We provide a variety of medical care including surgical operations to both children and adults at low-cost (free for under 18 years old). In Myanmar, the work of Japan Heart has expanded beyond medical treatment. We run a child development center called “Dream Train” in Yangon since 2010. It's a facility where more than 100 children live together, away from risks of poverty and human trafficking. In May 2010, after receiving Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Project funding from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Heart kicked off another project: supporting the visually impaired. A training centre was also opened with the cooperation of Myanmar's Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief & Resettlement. Here, the visually impaired receive professional training to become experts in medical massage therapy clearly differentiated from relaxation massage and the graduates return to their home schools as instructors.

Where we work:

  • Wachet Charity Hospital (Wachet, Sagain Region)
  • Rainbow Bridge Clinic (Bayintnaung Road, North Dagon Township, Yangon)
  • Dream Train Child Development Center (Aung Takhon Road, Dagon Myothit North, Yangon)
  • Medical Massage Teacher Training Center (Kyimyindaing Township, Yangon)