Support Backpack Healthworker Teams in Burma

by Burma Humanitarian Mission
Support Backpack Healthworker Teams in Burma

Project Report | Mar 6, 2020
2019 Support Summary

By Jennifer Zurick | Executive Director

In 2019, Burma Humanitarian Mission supported Backpack Medics operating in isolated regions of Burma where the Burma Army continues to wage an aggressive campaign against the country’s ethnic minorities.

 

For over 7 decades, Burma’s ethnic minorities have endured oppression.  As part of a community-based response, the ethnic minority groups formed backpack medic teams to care for their own.

  • Men and women are recruited from among the villages they will serve.
  • Medics undergo a 9-month training program before joining a seasoned team.
  • Teams consist of 3-5 medics and travel among 9-12 isolated villages or IDP camps each month.

 

In 2019, BHM’s backpack medic teams:

-       Supported a population of 78,183 people

-       Treated 23,722 patients

-       Delivered 1,116 babies

-       Trained 22 new medics

-       Provided 1,858,282 doses of medicine and supplements

-       Provided 10,151 de-worming treatments to children

-       Provided 10,863 vitamin A treatments to children

-       Achieved an Infant Mortality Rate of 2.7 deaths per 1,000 births – down from 135 deaths per 1,000 births from the baseline year of 2002-2003.

-       Achieved a Maternal Mortality Rate of 1.6 deaths per 1,000 births – down from 7.2 deaths per 1,000 births from the baseline year of 2002-2003.

 

Backpack Medics focus on three core programs:

  • Medical Care Program (MCP) – providing responsive medical care to treat injuries, illnesses and disease.
  • Mother-Child Health Program (MCHP) – providing ante-, delivery and post-partum care.
  • Community Health Education and Prevention Program (CHEPP) – provide community education and materials to reduce likelihood of disease and promote healthy environments (via clean water, sanitation, etc).
Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

About Project Reports

Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.

If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.

Sign up for updates

Organization Information

Burma Humanitarian Mission

Location: Washington, DC - USA
Project Leader:
Jennifer Zurick
Salt Lake City , UT United States
$9,289 raised of $13,000 goal
 
85 donations
$3,711 to go
Donate Now

Help raise money!

Support this important cause by creating a personalized fundraising page.

Start a Fundraiser

Learn more about GlobalGiving

Teenage Science Students
Vetting +
Due Diligence

Snorkeler
Our
Impact

Woman Holding a Gift Card
Give
Gift Cards

Young Girl with a Bicycle
GlobalGiving
Guarantee

Get incredible stories, promotions, and matching offers in your inbox

WARNING: Javascript is currently disabled or is not available in your browser. GlobalGiving makes extensive use of Javascript and will not function properly with Javascript disabled. Please enable Javascript and refresh this page.