Where we help


  • (updated 11.04.2013)

    Health, water and hygiene for refugees and villagers

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  • A man has a toe wound which is dressed.
    (updated 03.05.2012)

    Medical Relief for refugees from Myanmar

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  • A boy with his grandmother
    (updated 24.01.2012)

    Support of Orphans in Northern Thailand

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  • The water supply in the refugee camps is assured by large tanks that are maintained by local staff.
    (updated 21.06.2011)

    Community based WASH for uprooted people in refugee camps and ...

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Facts & Figures

 

General information:
Capital: Bangkok
Area Size: 514,000 km²
Population: 68.1 million

Standard of living:
Average life expectancy: 68.9 years
Infant mortality: 12.5 per 1,000 live births
Child mortality (children under 5 years): 14.1 per 1,000 live births
Maternal mortality: 14 per 100,000 live births
People living below 1.25 US$ per day: 2%

Health: 
Births attended by skilled personnel: 97.3%
Total prevalence of HIV: 1.4%      
Estimated mortality of TB cases: 19 per 100,000 population 

(Sources: www.alertnet.org, www.unicef.org)

Malteser International has been working in Thailand since 1979.

The database on this website presents an exemplary range of the projects realised in Thailand.