Mae Tao Clinic: healthcare to migrants and refugees

Country

Thai-Myanmar Border

Project Description

Supported the Mae Tao Clinic, which provides critical healthcare to migrants and refugees from Myanmar. The project enables the development of workplace safety policies, risk assessment tools, and incident response mechanisms to improve safety for both staff and patients. It also provides training for the clinic’s occupational health and safety (OHS) committee, OHS awareness training for staff, essential PPE and safety equipment, incident response measures and communicable disease prevention.

Project Partners

Mae Tao Clinic

News from the field

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  Mae Tao Clinic: A lifeline for refugees

  The Mae Tao Clinic (MTC) in Mae Sot, a Thai city bordering Myanmar, is a crucial provider of healthcare services for refugees and migrants from Myanmar. In these challenging times, their work is more vital than ever. 

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  Protecting health workers caring for refugees and migrants at Mae Tao Clinic

  Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA works with Mae Tao Clinic to improve the quality and safety of their healthcare services through good occupational health and safety practices.

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  Mae Tao Clinic – Ensuring COVID-safe practices

  APHEDA's partner organisation the Mae Tao Clinic has been managing the critical risks that the COVID pandemic poses to staff and patients in Thailand.

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  Mae Tao Clinic – Providing quality care at the height of the pandemic

  In the context of COVID 19 and increasing pressure on resources along the border, MTC’s role in providing quality care has been critical.

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  Mae Tao Clinic: closing a gap in refugee health and wellbeing

  Union Aid Abroad – APHEDA is working with the Mae Tao Clinic to improve access and quality of health services for the large population displaced by war and poverty living on either side of the Thai-Burma border.

• Mae Tao Clinic – a vital health service

  Founded in 1989, the Mae Tao Clinic provides vital health services to refugees and migrants on the Thai-Myanmar border. The Clinic now faces many challenges.

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  Refugee health clinic key to migrant worker health

  For nearly 30 years, the Mae Tao Clinic has been removing barriers to healthcare for displaced people and migrant workers on the Thai-Myanmar border.

• Our Work: Mae Tao Clinic