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Subject :
The Meeting on Development of Health Collaboration along Thailand-Myanmar
Border areas,17-18 March 2005, KancahanaburiProvince
 General Objective
To promote
and strengthen health collaboration among organizations working along the
Thailand-Myanmar border area.
Specific Objectives
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To provide an opportunity for
Provincial Health Offices, NGOs and other stakeholders working in the
Thailand/Myanmar border area to come together to exchange information,
discuss common issues and identify
potential solutions.
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To provide an opportunity to
hear updates and reports on the ongoing border health projects and
activities.
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To identify issues for
potential coordination and collaboration among organizations working in the
border area.
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To sponsor an exhibition of
organizations’ health activities in the border area.
Background Information:
The Border Health Meeting has been developed as a mechanism for sharing
information on activities and the situation along the Thailand-Myanmar border
areas; for discussing common border health issues and seeking appropriate
solutions to support potential cross-border activities; and to promote and
strengthen cooperation among organizations working in the border areas.
The first Border Health Meeting, focusing on malaria, HIV/AIDS and
tuberculosis, was held during 11-12 March 2002 in Mae Sot District, TakProvince. The second
meeting, focusing on more general health issues in the border areas, was held
on 27-28 March 2003 in RanongProvince. The third
meeting was held during 18-19 March 2004 in Chiang Mai. The
meetings were attended by provincial health officers from all ten provinces
along Thailand-Myanmar border, representatives from the central
administration of MOPH, NGOs, donors, researchers, regional offices for
disease prevention and control and UN organizations.
The Border Health Meeting is
intended to help identify issues and collaborate on appropriate ways to
address these issues. In order to do so, group
discussions have been held during each Border Health
Meeting. At the first meeting, the need for improved
sharing of information resulted in the initiation of Provincial Health
Coordination Meetings in the ten border provinces. At
the second meeting, group discussions resulted in the development and
distribution of a multi-lingual medical records book, a capacity building
workshop for Provincial Health Coordination Meetings and greater focus on
migrant data collection. As a result of the third
meeting, a place was established on the WHO website for sharing border health
reports and assessments, and greater focus has been placed on immunization
and water and sanitation. Topics for discussion at the
fourth Border Health Meeting will be determined by participants prior to the
meeting.
To provide a forum for sharing health-related
information, discussing common border health issues and seeking appropriate
solutions for solving health problems along Thailand-Myanmar border areas,
the fourth Border Health Meeting is being organized and scheduled for March
2005 in KanchanaburiProvince.
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