About BHDF
The Border Health Development Foundation provides care, maintenance, and restoration of health — including mental health, education, nutrition, and community development — along the Thai-Myanmar border since 2021.
Our Aims
- Provide care, maintenance, and restoration of mental health, as well as foster the development of health
- Promote and support education, training, research, and the development of food and nutrition from the community for health and sustainability
- Extend assistance to the underprivileged, the impoverished, the ill, and individuals experiencing health-related issues
- Strengthen amicable relationships between border communities and organizations collaborating on health initiatives
- Develop a cooperative network to foster family health, free from the influence of harmful drugs
- Improve the Thai-Myanmar border health program coordination
Our Objectives
- Promote Thai-Myanmar border health program coordination channels among health organizations and humanitarian sectors
- Be the gateway for cross-border operations connected to health
- Serve as a hub for knowledge exchange and capacity building
- Enhance relationships among border communities and institutional sectors along the Thai-Myanmar border region
Our Values
Help
Creating a safe and supportive environment for all who seek care along the border.
Health
Promoting physical and mental well-being for underserved communities across the border region.
Happiness
Fostering peaceful coexistence among border communities through connection and mutual support.
Hope
Inspiring resilience and sustainable development in the communities we serve.
Strategic Priorities
Our strategic priorities for the years ahead focus on strengthening systems, expanding reach, and deepening community connections.
Improve the cross-border patient referral system
Establish a border-based health information system
Develop disease control mechanisms in the border region
Extend Expanded Immunization Programs (EPI) to more communities
Strengthen Mental Health and Physiotherapy Programs
Community relationship building between two countries (e.g. Sister Villages)
Our Partners
Collaboration with both international and local organizations is undertaken to maximize the impact of BHDF within the communities it serves.
