Wilasinee Gatenoi

Migrant Children Vaccination

Funding

• SMRU has obtained funding to run a vaccination to increase vaccination coverage in children in border districts of Tak Province since 2008.

– • Tha Song Yang (only in 2009-2010)– • Mae Ra Mat (only in 2009-2010)– • Pop Phra (only in 2009-2010)– • Mae Sot (from 2009 and on

going)

Vaccine Program in 2012

•

Vaccinated Migrant school Semester 2012 (Jun 2012 – Mar 2013)

No. of school No. of children2012

No. of children follow up from 2011 Total

43 (only in

Mae Sot

district)

3,012 800 3,812

Challenges

• Migration

– Distance to vaccination services– Migrant families migrate all the time.– Fear of side effects– Not remembering vaccination appointments– Necessity of work

Challenges

• School absenteeism

- Children do not attend to school on the vaccination day.

- Parent not allow their children to vaccinate.

- Children have dropped out of school.

Challenges

• Health Education

- The importance of vaccination and vaccination completion.

• Vaccination coverage

• Vaccine wastage

• Vaccination records

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