Due to Myanmar’s ongoing process of democratization, a large number of refugees are likely to return to their home country in the near future. However, no long term solution is yet in place and the c. 110,000 refugees continue to live on the Thai side of the border. It remains essential to provide health care, nutrition, and access to water and sanitation facilities in the camps and villages as well as simultaneously preparing stakeholders and residents for a possible repatriation. Furthermore, as livelihood opportunities in the Thai villages remain limited, additional income-generating measures for the village dwellers need to be introduced.

The project aims to sustainably maintain and improve the health situation of refugees in the camps along the Thai-Myanmar border, as well as the Thai population living nearby, while simultaneously increasing self-reliance, mutual understanding and co-operation in the fields of mother and child health, nutrition, livelihood and WASH.

Mother and Child Health Care and Nutrition:
 

• Promote and provide ante-natal and post-natal care
• Promote safe pregnancies and safe deliveries in camp health facilities as well as  in Thai health facilities through referral when nescessary
• Immunization of children and new arrivals
• Supplementary and therapeutic feeding for malnourished children incl. cooking demonstrations
   

Water, Sanitation, Hygiene:

• Maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure
• Waste management and disposal
• Soap production and provision
• Water Shed Management
• Vector Control
• Capacity Building
• Support and strengthen local health committees
• Awareness raising through the conduction of promotional health and hygiene campaigns
• Training/Capacity building of camp staff
   

Livelihood:

• Training and implementation of livelihood activities and income-generating measures related to health, nutrition and WASH