Migrant Health Volunteers promote access to COVID-19 vaccines

The Migrant Health Volunteers of the Vaccine Roll-out Project for Supporting Equitable Urban Vaccine Roll-out for Migrant Workers
Saturday, December 17, 2022

The vaccination plan that aims for all people living in Thailand, regardless of nationality, to have equal access to the COVID-19 vaccines has resulted in a coverage of over 72.9% of the Thai citizens - equivalent to 50.9 million people - receiving at least two doses of vaccines. Unfortunately, among the estimated five million migrant workers and their dependants in Thailand, the number of people having access to vaccination services is small. According to the central database of the Ministry of Public Health on COVID-19 vaccination services, as of April 2022, only 1.2 million Myanmar, Laotian, and Cambodian workers have received two doses. 

The Vaccine Roll-out Project to support equitable urban vaccine roll-out for migrant workers, through the proactive work of Migrant Health Volunteers, has helped more than 1,526 migrant workers in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, and Samut Prakan access vaccination services while equipping more than 5,000 migrant workers with knowledge about COVID-19 risks and the right understanding of the vaccine. Thanks to the health benefits in boosting immunity, reducing the infection rate, minimising the severity of the symptoms in case of infection, and curbing the spread of COVID-19, the vaccine will enable migrant workers to grasp economic opportunities and thus help them achieve better quality of life as well as protection in everyday living.  

Min Yar Zar, a Myanmar migrant health volunteer in the Bangkok – Samut Prakan area, is providing COVID-19 knowledge and a correct understanding of the vaccine.
Min Yar Zar, a Myanmar migrant health volunteer in the Bangkok, is providing COVID-19 knowledge and a correct understanding of the vaccine.

 

Vaccine Roll-out Project for Supporting Equitable Urban Vaccine Roll-out for Migrant Workers
The “Vaccine Roll-out Project for Supporting Equitable Urban Vaccine Roll-out for Migrant Workers” implemented by World Vision Foundation of Thailand, funded by International Organization for Migration and World Health Organization Thailand, supports more than 1,526 migrant workers in accessing vaccination services.

 

A Myanmar migrant worker who has received COVID-19 knowledge and vaccine as suggested
A Myanmar migrant worker who has received COVID-19 knowledge and vaccine as advised.

 

COVID-19 Volunteer