Health Program
The health program mainly delivers health care services through stable clinics in Mai Ja Yang, Lwe Je in Kachin State and Hu Hpyek in Northern Shan State. The activities of this program include primary health care services including maternal and child health care, sexual reproductive health training, school health visit and general health awareness-raising, mobile clinic visit, and nutrition support. KWAT also conducts periodic village household demographic health surveys in targeted villages, gathering information to evaluate and improve the patient care to best fit the needs of the community.
Objectives
- To provide adequate health services for local communities and IDPs
- To provide basic health education and conduct health surveys
- To equip community members with relevant trainings and health-related skills
Health Sub-Program
1. Traditional Birth Attendants Training
This training session trains traditional birth attendants (similar to midwives) because mothers in local communities sometimes cannot reach the clinic or healthcare provider at the time of delivery. This skill is very useful because it can significantly reduce deaths of infants and mothers.
2. Basic Health Education for Schools
Twice a year, outreach staff members from the clinic teach a class in 20-30 schools nearby about hygiene, infections, drugs, nutrition, contraception, and the reproductive system. They also distribute Albendazole and vitamin A supplements to the class.
3. Reproductive Health Trainings
These trainings taught participants in Mae Sai, Thailand, a variety of topics, from puberty and family planning to HIV/AIDS.
4. Trauma Healing Training
Through these sessions, participants learned how to handle various traumatic situations and counsel those in need because they need to meet with victims of war, trafficking, and domestic violence.
