YANGON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Singapore have launched a comprehensive trauma rehabilitation care project, targeting 30,000 patients in Yangon within three years, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Monday.

The project is the first one of its kind carried out under the partnership of Yangon General Hospital (YGH), Singapore International Foundation and Singapore Health Services.

The collaborative move is in response to heavy demand for trauma care from traffic accidents, falls and work-related injuries which make up a sizable portion of hospital admission in the country.

Under the project, a specialist team of Singapore International Volunteers will work with Myanmar healthcare professionals from the YGH and other participation hospitals to develop a skill-upgrading program as well as a comprehensive system for trauma rehabilitation care.

The team will train up to 180 healthcare professionals in Myanmar, the report added.??