According to WHO data, the areas along Thai - Myanmar border are populated by 6.8 million Thais and more than one million people internally displaced in the eastern border area of Myanmar. With an estimated 500,000 to 1 million registered and undocumented migrants, the undocumented migrants are the largest public health concern, as many do not have access to health services, have increased morbidity and present a number of public health risks, such as low immunization rates.
About Us
The Borderland Health Foundation (BHF) is a non-for-profit, non-confessional and non-political organization, registered in Thailand since December 2017. The Foundation is linked to the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), a field station of the Mahidol Oxford University Research Unit (MORU) based...
Border Situation: 13-14 December 2016
In Myanmar, international conflict and health crisis have continued through all political eras since independence, this resulted in fragmented national landscape, conflict has divided societies and health outreach has been limited. Presently, there are over half a million IDPs inside the country and at least 200,000 refugees in some neighboring states included Thailand...
SMRU TB Clinic - A Mother's Story
She just arrived a few days ago in SMRU TB clinic. She arrived by herself with two children 8 and 11 years old, direct from Yangon. She decided to hire a car, and go to SMRU TB clinic to receive care for her and her children. She has been sick, coughing, has lost weight and has been very tired for many months. Now her young daughter also coughs, has fever and is losing weight...
Complicated Pregnancy: Nah Wah
"Naw Wah" is a woman in her 30's who has lived on the border for over a decade. One week after her first child was born she discovered the dead body of her first husband. The staff, who know her well from the community, say she has never been the same since then. She gave their infant up for adoption because she could not cope with the painful situation...