What health service managers in Australia can learn from a study of the health-related Millennium Development Goals for migrants from Burma in Thailand

Abstract

Brief Synopsis of Study: Migrants from Burma living in Thailand were i/v in relation to the indicators of the health-related MDGs. Findings: – Hunger was experienced regularly in 70% of the households; and 26% of children under 5 years were underweight. – Malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS were prevalent. – Few households took part in family planning, and there were many large families and disabled children. Conclusion: – The health of the migrant populations was compromised by poverty, social exclusion and under- or unemployment.