Providing Service to Cambodian Migrant Workers of Bann Khlong Makham Public Health Station Moo 1 Had-Lek Subdistrict, Khlong Yai District, Trat Province

Abstract

Labor mobility across international border requires not only economic data as
an indicator of quality of life of migrant workers, but also data of public health service
accessibility as an important fundamental factor which present an action of equality
among mankind and the right of quality of existence, regardless of nationality. HadLek Subdistrict, Khlong Yai District, Trat Province is one of Thailand Special Economic
Zones where Cambodian migrant workers migrate to work in field of fishery in the
place of business.Baan Khlong Makham community located in Had-Lek subdistrict,
where Baan Khlong Makham public health station located as a community nearest
healthcare service.This research aimed to study healthcare service to Cambodian
migrant workers of Baan Khlong Makham public health station and to study problems
of Cambodian migrant workers in Baan Khlong Makham public health station. The
research methods were studying from document to search the data related to providing healthcare service to migrant workers, interviewing Cambodian migrant workers
who entered and used the service from Baan Khlong Makham public health station
and from the staffs, and researchers also used observation to participant observation
and non-participant observation in order to observe how staffs of public health station
provide service as well as how Cambodian workers use the service. From the result of this study, researchers found out that providing healthcare service to Cambodian
migrant workers of Baan Khlong Makham public health station focused on serving
fundamental service, immunization, and corporation with Rak Thai Foundation in
educating knowledge of healthcare to migrant workers by manipulating public health
volunteer system for aliens as the channel to communicate with Cambodian workers. including...