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Center for the Disabled and Orphans of PayaphyuMyanmar, Taunggyi |
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| The Center of Payaphyu is in Taunggyi,
the capital of the state of Shan, in Myanmar (formerly Burma). It
was founded more than thirty years ago by Fratel Felice Tantardini
of PIME. It is currently part of the diocese of Taunggyi, and is run
by eight nuns of Maria Bambina. The structure houses today,174 patients with differing pathologies. There are patients afflicted by mental diseases (schizophrenia, senile dementia, psychiatric pathologies), as well as people with physical disease and deformations (blind patients, deaf-mutes, persons with epilepsy, polio, and crippling deformations). Given the scarcity of economic means and available beds, it is necessary to house these different types of patients together. In addition to diseases there are also numerous orphans, abandoned on the doorstep of the church or in front of the doors to the Center by families unable or unwilling to keep them, but who know that the nuns will do whatever possible to take care of them. IThe Center is completely without an infirmary and personnel with basic medical knowledge. There is no medication of any type, not even the most essential, which could decisively improve the quality of life of the most serious patients, and alleviate their suffering. There is also insufficient space and equipment, and insufficient specific knowledge to perform physical therapy and rehabilitation. The nuns are presently attending training courses and the Butterfly Foundation, together with the association New Humanity-Focsiv is presently engaged to financially support the realization of a new building to be used for rehabilitation therapies of polio affected small patients and of general infrastructure works. The construction of a new structure to shelter the epileptic patients, a new canteen and adequate sanitary facilities has been recently completed thanks to the support of a few sponsors (see Saclà S.p.a.). In addition to these ‘extraordinary’ initiatives, financing is also needed for the regular management of the Center, and to guarantee a dignified life to all of the patients, from the oldest to the youngest and the most needy. |
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Postal Account number 44368223 - INTESA SANPAOLO - Varese branch - IBAN: IT12P0306910801100000003050 - BIC: BCITITMM