Our services
CHILD PROTECTION & EDUCATION
While Mae Tao Clinic began as a humble health service delivery organisation, it has evolved into an umbrella social services network for refugees, migrant workers, and other displaced Burmese. As a focal point of these activities, child protection is the most rapidly growing area of need.
health services
MTC provides free health care for refugees, migrant workers, and other individuals who make the dangerous journey across the border from Burma to Thailand.
Training
Mae Tao Clinic is viewed as an excellent training facility as it offers skilled trainers, including Burmese doctors, senior medics, and international professionals. Due to the Clinic’s high patient load, it also offers extensive practical training.
health systems strengthening
The Health Systems Strengthening Project is a network of ethnic and community health organisations who are working together to strengthen health systems in Eastern Burma, and to advocate for equitable and essential primary health services for vulnerable and displaced people throughout Burma.
Key Health Service Statistics 2017
continued to provide essential primary health care to a significant number of clients. This population would be unable to afford health care in Burma or Thailand. Mae Tao Clinic provided 103,872 consultations; of them, 9,898 were admitted for the further diagnoses and treatment. Among the total patients, 65% were women and 20% were children under 5 years old.
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PUBLICATIONS
MTC Strategic Plan 2017-2021
MTC 2017 Annual Report
Dr Cynthia Maung Calls For Your Support
Latest posts
Dr Cynthia Maung: Speech on lives and challenges of refugees, migrants and displaced people along the Thailand-Burma border
On October 4, 2018, CGHSR hosted Dr. Cynthia Maung, Founder and Director of the Mae Tao Clinic, to give the talk, “Lives and challenges of refugees, migrants and displaced people along the Thailand-Burma border”. In the talk, Dr. Maung discusses the situation on the Thailand-Burma border and how the lives of the people have been affected by ongoing Read more about Dr Cynthia Maung: Speech on lives and challenges of refugees, migrants and displaced people along the Thailand-Burma border[…]
Meet Our Students (24): Moe’s Story
After my mom passed away, many things have changed; not only my brother quit school and started working but also was I sent to a boarding house. I plan to take a matriculation exam in Burma because even though we graduate from the migrant learning centre, our certificate is not recognised. In the future, I want to Read more about Meet Our Students (24): Moe’s Story[…]
Patients (53): 1 month old Nan Tha Zin
24 years old, a mother of a one-month-old daughter, Paing Mu started working as a babysitter or house cleaner in Bangkok from an early age instead of studying at school. She came back to her hometown before the due date as she could not afford the medical bill in Bangkok as she doesn’t have a Read more about Patients (53): 1 month old Nan Tha Zin[…]
Dr Cynthia Maung wins the 2018 Roux Prize
Dear friends of Mae Tao Clinic, We are excited and honoured to announce that on September 26th,Dr. Cynthia Maung has been awarded the 2018 Roux Prize. She has personally attended the awarding ceremony in Washington DC, U.S.A. The Roux Prize was established by David and Barbara Roux in 2013 to award innovation in the application of disease burden research, and Read more about Dr Cynthia Maung wins the 2018 Roux Prize[…]
Meet Our Students (23): Moo’s Story
My name is Moo. I was born in 2008 in a village in Myawaddy, Karen state. I have 6 siblings; of them, only 3, including me, attend school. After I finished grade 4, my parents faced a financial difficulty and they could no longer fully support my education. As a result, they sent me to Read more about Meet Our Students (23): Moo’s Story[…]
Meet Our Patients (53): Nay Min Htet’s Story — Newborn baby
Than Than Soe, together with her husband, used to work as porters, carrying and loading cargo into trucks. While the job was very tough and challenging, the income was low and unstable so they decided to move to Thailand in search of better jobs. “I delivered my first child at home by Traditional Birth Attendant Read more about Meet Our Patients (53): Nay Min Htet’s Story — Newborn baby[…]
Meet Our Patients (52): Wint Hmoe Naing’s Story — Acute Severe Malnutrition
1 year and 6 months old Wint Hmoe Naing was a healthy little girl. After 3 months of separation with her mom, Wint Hmoe Naing became severely sick, couldn’t eat or walk and didn’t react to anything. She has wounds and scars on her whole body… Wint Hmoe Naing is 1 year and 6 months old, Read more about Meet Our Patients (52): Wint Hmoe Naing’s Story — Acute Severe Malnutrition[…]
Meet Our Students (22): Naw Paw’s Story
My name is Naw Paw. I have 5 siblings; of them, it is only me and my younger sister who currently attend the school. Access to education in Burma is very costly if one is from rural areas. To send me school, my parents arranged for me to go to a refugee camp in Thailand, where children Read more about Meet Our Students (22): Naw Paw’s Story[…]
Meet Our Patients (51): U Win Thein’s Story — Pneumonia
66 years old U Win Thein has been having respiratory issues since he was 50 years old. This year frequency of his cough has increased. One day he had a bad cough, vomited blood and felt weary. He was suspected with Tuberculousis at a hospital, sent back home to collect sputum. After U Win Thein came back home, Read more about Meet Our Patients (51): U Win Thein’s Story — Pneumonia[…]
Meet Our Patients (50): Ma Htoo’s Story — Newborn baby
31 years old, a mom of a newborn baby Ma Htoo is a daily worker, making around THB 100 – 150 (USD 3 – 4.5) per day. Her family, including herself, has no legal status such as residence permit or work permit in Thailand. Nevertheless, she hopes to continue living in Thailand with her family. “People like Read more about Meet Our Patients (50): Ma Htoo’s Story — Newborn baby[…]
