Improvement of health conditions of migrants in Ranong and Samutsakorn provinces in Thailand

Improvement of health conditions of migrants in Ranong and Samutsakorn provinces in Thailand

A young woman sits in a wooden house surrounded by three other women. One of the women is carrying a child. There is a medical kit next to the woman speaking, and she is holding a diagram of a mother and her child.

The programme provided capacity-building and technical support to health workers at the community level.

Improvement of health conditions of migrants in Ranong and Samutsakorn provinces in Thailand

Duration: September 2005– September 2009
Budget: US$1,524,312
Implementing Agencies: WHO

The programme sought to enhance the capacities of both host communities and local authorities to deliver improved healthcare services to sick migrants who had arrived through irregular migratory channels and often refrained from seeking medical care due to fear of deportation, financial constraints, or language barriers.

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL:

Programme Summary

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