The Borderland Health Foundation

20/01/2026

19/01/2026

Teamwork makes the dream work! ⚽️🏀
Yesterday, over 200 members of the SMRU/BHF gathered at the ASP Football Club in Mae Pa for our 4th Fellowship Sport Day. From high-energy football matches to the cheers during chair ball, the energy was absolutely vibrant!
Special thanks to Ladda Kajeechiwa for the warm welcome and to everyone in the Red, Yellow, Pink, and Blue teams for showing such incredible sportsmanship. It wasn’t just about the games—it was about building a stronger, more connected unit across all our sites.

Donate to SMRU/BHF and help make a difference: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/T2P9UN8AP89X8
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Visit the SMRU website: https://www.shoklo-unit.com/
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Visit BHF website: https://www.bhf-th.org/

13/01/2026

เมื่อวันเสาร์ที่ 10 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2569 เวลา 16.00 น. เทศบาลตำบลแม่ระมาดได้จัดกิจกรรมเนื่องในวันเด็กแห่งชาติ ประจำปี 2569
ในโอกาสนี้ SMRU/BHF ได้เข้าร่วมกิจกรรมดังกล่าว โดยร่วมสนับสนุนการจัดงานด้วยการแจกไอศกรีมและก๋วยเตี๋ยวให้แก่เด็ก ๆ ที่เข้าร่วมงาน เพื่อสร้างรอยยิ้มและความสุขให้กับเยาวชนในชุมชน
Visit the SMRU website: https://www.shoklo-unit.com/
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Visit BHF website: https://www.bhf-th.org/
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#วันเด็กแห่งชาติ #วันเด็ก

12/01/2026

Job Vacancy
We are looking for a Health Worker for taking care of referral patients under MCH & TB at Myawaddy. The deadline is on 20/01/2026. You may circulate to anyone who is interested in this position.

05/01/2026

SMRU's 'TB Village': A lifeline for marginalized patients on the Thai-Myanmar border.
In a settlement of bamboo cabins, among mango and jackfruit trees, the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit runs a secluded clinic known as 'TB Village.' Reachable only by dirt roads, this sanctuary provides critical treatment and quarantine for dozens of marginalized Burmese tuberculosis patients. Here, at SMRU, patients receive care for diseases like tuberculosis and malaria. The unit works to heal patients and prevent outbreaks from crossing borders, providing a lifeline of safety........................
Visit SMRU website: https://www.shoklo-unit.com/news/myanmar2019s-civil-war-pushes-infectious-disease-over-its-borders.......................
Donate to SMRU/BHF and help make a difference: https://www.bhf-th.org/how-to-donate......................
Read the full article on The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/world/asia/myanmar-conflict-health-crisis.html?smid=url-share

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say.

05/01/2026

Professor François Nosten, Director of MORU's Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), reflects on the decades he's spent on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, a place of relentless upheaval and quiet endurance. From the 1980s onward, he has lived amid war, displacement, and disease, building a fragile bridge between science and survival. He characterizes the border as a wound that never quite closes – people cross not for opportunity but to escape a state that devours its own. What he describes is not steady progress but a cycle of collapse and recovery, every advance shadowed by the return of violence and the onset of disease.

The Long War Against Malaria: The Border Never Sleeps

05/01/2026

Professor François Nosten, Director of MORU's Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), reflects on the decades he's spent on the border between Thailand and Myanmar, a place of relentless upheaval and quiet endurance. From the 1980s onward, he has lived amid war, displacement, and disease, building a fragile bridge between science and survival. He characterizes the border as a wound that never quite closes – people cross not for opportunity but to escape a state that devours its own. What he describes is not steady progress but a cycle of collapse and recovery, every advance shadowed by the return of violence and the onset of disease.

For those interested in malaria and other infectious diseases along the Thai–Myanmar border, please click the link below to access the full podcast audio.

Visit the SMRU website: https://www.shoklo-unit.com/news/francois-nosten-on-fever-pitch-podcast-on-a-collapsing-border-where-medicine-meets-war
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Visit BHF website: https://www.bhf-th.org/
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Listen to the original podcast on the Insight Myanmar website: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/19f0b58a-e7ab-46f8-a560-f38e751250fe
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Donate to SMRU/BHF and help make a difference: https://www.bhf-th.org/how-to-donate

05/01/2026

Professor Rose McGready has spent three decades providing health services to displaced people in the border region between Thailand and Myanmar.
Arriving as a young doctor, Rose discovered that refugees who had fled persecution in Myanmar had difficulty accessing medical assistance in Thailand. In response, Rose established training for local staff to focus on services for expectant mothers and in the critical period of childbirth. Over the past 31 years, she has built a network of locally run clinics and out-patient services which have saved thousands of lives.
Rose’s research has also led to new treatments being developed to tackle maternal malaria. Her findings have been adopted by the World Health Organisation as the global standard for combatting the disease, helping to treat millions of women around the world.
Rose’s commitment, compassion and clinical expertise provide life-saving aid to some of the most vulnerable communities in the world.

Professor Rose McGready has spent three decades providing health services to displaced people in the border region between Thailand and Myanmar. Arriving as ...

01/01/2026

Happy New year 2026...
May this season bring peace, good health, and renewed hope to you and your loved ones.
With warm wishes from all of us at SMRU/BHF.

30/12/2025

Job Vacancy
We are looking for a driver for replacement. As soon as we received candidates, we will arrange interview. The deadline is 10/01/2026.
You may circulate to anyone who is interested in this position.