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.
103,872
9,898
61,696
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PUBLICATIONS
MTC Strategic Plan 2017-2021
MTC 2017 Annual Report
Dr Cynthia Maung Calls For Your Support
Latest posts
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[…]
Meet Our Students (21): Naw Eh Lar’s Story
My name is Naw Eh Lar. Currently, I am in grade 5 at Hway Ka Loke school. My younger sister and I attend school while my brother quit school and work in Burma to support the family. My mother alone has been supporting us since my dad left her. I was sent to Thailand for my Read more about Meet Our Students (21): Naw Eh Lar’s Story[…]
Meet Our Patients (49): Ma Myint San’s Story — Newborn baby
5 children’s mother, Ma Myint San delivered her baby at Mae Tao Clinic 3 days ago. She is healthy during and after the delivery. Nevertheless, her baby is premature, born at 8 months, has low birth weight (2kg; 4.4 lbs), and is jaundiced with neonatal sepsis… Ma Myint San is 38 years old, a mother of a Read more about Meet Our Patients (49): Ma Myint San’s Story — Newborn baby[…]
Meet Our Patients (48): Eh Ken Ler’s Story – Bowel Malrotation
In the last 5 months 3 years old Eh Ken Ler’s health condition has gotten worse. When she arrived at Mae Tao Clinic, she had a number of symptoms, including vomiting, thirst, sunken eyes, fatigue and very skinny but swollen tummy. Child Inpatient Department staff examined her and detected holes in her big bowels. She Read more about Meet Our Patients (48): Eh Ken Ler’s Story – Bowel Malrotation[…]
Meet Our Students (20): Tun Tun Lin’s Story
I am 14 years old, living in Hway Ka Loke boarding house. I had to go through bitter experiences that I lost my parents, lived with my aunt but didn’t last long and then lived with my neighbour.My older brother and sister had to work to support us instead of going to school. I want Read more about Meet Our Students (20): Tun Tun Lin’s Story[…]
Meet Our Patients (47): Naw Hla Paw’s Story – Perinephric Abscess
40 years old Naw Hla Paw had a severe pain in her stomach and her body was feverish a few weeks ago. She went to see a doctor but the doctor suggested that she should go to a more advanced health service facility and it could cost over 100,000 Myanmar Kyat, which is equivalent to Read more about Meet Our Patients (47): Naw Hla Paw’s Story – Perinephric Abscess[…]
[VICE NEWS] Miracle Clinic
“[T]he Mae Tao Clinic provides more than 110,000 consultations a year across all its departments. But even with that reach, for every patient who can make it to the clinic there are hundreds of thousands (Dr. Cynthia) Maung would like to serve who cannot. For people in the isolated east of Myanmar, and the 644,000 Read more about [VICE NEWS] Miracle Clinic[…]
Annual Report 2017 is Out!
We are pleased and excited to inform you that our annual report 2017 is now available (click here)! You can find out more about our key activities and achievements across our various departments, including health services, health worker training, education, child protection and strengthening the ethnic health systems in Eastern Burma. The report also elaborates Read more about Annual Report 2017 is Out![…]
Meet Our Patients (46): Saw Hay Nay Thar Htoo’s Story – Newborn Baby
“Even though I felt contractions, I could not go to a government hospital in my city as I do not speak Burmese. I had to wait until the morning when we could cross the border (so that I can go to Mae Tao Clinic to deliver),” said Paw Lar Yuu who delivered her first child Read more about Meet Our Patients (46): Saw Hay Nay Thar Htoo’s Story – Newborn Baby[…]
Meet Our Students (19): Nan Mu Naung’s Story
I came to Thailand in 2016. My dad passed away when I was around 11 years old. He drank every day and neglected parenting and family support. Due to the financial difficulties, my brothers and I had to leave the school but I was given the chance at CDC school to continue my study. I want to Read more about Meet Our Students (19): Nan Mu Naung’s Story[…]
