Meeting the Health Needs of Migrant Workers Affected by the Tsunami

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  • David Wilson
چکیده

0489 Following last December’s tsunami, Thailand reported 10,385 deaths and missing persons among Thais and foreign tourists, 80% of them in Phang Nga province (Figure 1). These reported tsunami deaths do not include Burmese migrant workers, which one local organisation estimates as being as many as 1,000 individuals [1]. Medical relief to Thai nationals and Western victims was well organised [2], but Burmese migrants could not always benefi t. This article briefl y highlights how the tsunami affected this vulnerable group, exacerbating pre-existing diffi culties in access to health care, and how Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is responding.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • PLoS Medicine

دوره 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005