Organization History

(Kachin Health Network) is a community-based health organization established in 2017 Kachin Health Center to 2020 Kachin Health Network .When the Kachin Health Network was established, the local people in the remote ethnic areas of Kachin State were unable to access health services. It was formed with the aim of making basic health services accessible to all indigenous people and networking partnership with all local CSOs in kachin State and partnership with all Ethnic Health Organization.The main target groups are migrant workers, vulnerable groups, disabled groups. The remote local residents have been identified as the target group.basic health services are being implemented in (12) townships in Kachin State.

Implement township are:

  • Myitkyina township
  • Hpakant township
  • Ta Nai township
  • Shing Bwi Yang sub township
  • N Jang Yang township
  • Sum Pra Bum township
  • Putao township
  • Machyang Baw township
  • Wai Maw township
  • Ba Maw township
  • Man Si township
  • Shwe Gu township

Activities

  • Primary Health Care approach (mobile clinic system and Station clinic(outreach )system)
  • Medical care Program
  • Mother and Child health care Program (IYCF, MUAC screening , Nutrition , cooking demonstration , Health awareness session , FGD , mother support group , PMCT , FP , CBS ,ANC, Normal Delivery , PNC , PAC )
  • Community Health Education and Prevention ,Promotion Program (village Health committee) (Village Health Volunteers)
  • Health Education awareness session ( Special event days and Campaign )
  • Disease surveillance
  • Water and Sanitation (Environmental Health)
  • NCD and CD treatment 
  • HIV/AIDS , TB Program
  • Emergency referral Program ( EMoC , Under 5 , General case)
  • SRHR Program
  • MHPSS Program
  • Gender Base Violence Awareness
  • Health related training
  • CFRM
  • M&E
  • Advocacy to State holder
  • Emergency response Program (Flooding , landslide ,IDPs)

1.Primary Health Care Programs

  • In the primary health care activity, operating station clinics and providing health care through mobile clinics. Health care procedures such as treatment of seasonal diseases, infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases will be carried out.
  • Provision of essential medicines for common ailments and injuries.
  • M&E activities and reporting to partners organization.

2.Mother and Neonatal Child Health Care Programs 

  • Activities of Nutrition food feeding to children.
  • Procedures for measuring Mid Upper Arm Circumference in children under 5 years of age.
  • Practical implementation processes for mothers to learn how to cook and feed themselves nutritious local foods. (Cooking demonstration).
  • Nutrition and health education Session.
  • The process of mother-oriented groups and mothers sharing knowledge with each other.
  • HIV screening procedures to reduce mother-to-child transmission.
  • Family planning activities.
  • Antenatal care activities, normal delivery and post-natal care activities.
  • Post abortion care activity.
  • M&E activities and reporting to partners organization.
  • Procedures for emergency referral of pregnant women.
  • Conducts sexual reproductive health and right education activities.
  • Community Health Education and Prevention / promotion Programs.
  • School health activities in environmental and health processes; Feeding children Vitamin A and deworming distribution.
  • Village health Education Awareness session.
  • Promotion of healthy village latrines, The process of shallow wells to obtain clean water.
  • Communicable disease prevention and control activities.
  • Basic Community health related training.
  • M&E activities and reporting to partners organization.
  • Train village health workers.
  • Setup village health committee.

Health Project Brief

According to 2017 Humanitarian Need Overview, a total of 167,923 people need humanitarian and health assistance and 85% of them are women and children. The access to health and nutrition services by IDP in Kachin is very limited. Only 25% of IDP in Kachin received health care in 2018 and the rest did not due to financial, logistical, security, inadequate facilities, medicine and skilled person.

Most women face a lack of health care or poor healthcare services in IDP camps. Even though healthcare is offered for free, they cannot effort to go to health facilities. With limited access to family planning services, women are exposed to higher risk of unwanted pregnancy and abortion. Most youths have little knowledge on sexual and reproductive health. Camps are overcrowded, all family members share a small room in most camps with no personal privacy for women and girls. These become predisposing factors for increasing sexual abuses and violence among the people live in camps. On the other hand, due to the limited livelihood options, young girls are facing forced marriage or migrate to China to work as manual labors. This again increases the risk of human trafficking, sexual exploitation and violence.

Poor employment opportunity and low income indirectly causes the higher prevalence of chronic malnutrition, and it becomes a major concern among pregnant and lactating women, and under five children in Kachin State. However, these factors are not the only causes for chronic malnutrition. Other factors such as poor knowledge and dietary habit, limited food diversity, limited access to the market, and restriction of movement (esp. IDP in NGCAs) are also contributing factors for chronic malnutrition.

Global stunting level in Kachin is 36% which is closed to WHO critical point of 40%. Although active screening for malnutrition is done in NGCA using MUAC and weight for height, no health facility can provide proper treatment for acute malnutrition. Hence, nutrition capacity building (including trainings, nutrition supplies, OTP and ITP system set up) for EHOs is essential in promoting nutritional status of community in Kachin state.

Methodology:The Kachin Health Network was founded to empower local communities to provide primary healthcare services to underserved populations in conflict affected areas of Burma, particularly in areas that international humanitarian organizations cannot reach. Over the years, the clinic has developed into a comprehensive healthcare facility offering a wide variety of services, as well as medical and public health education training hundreds of healthcare workers.

Vision

To establish a physically and mentally healthy society that includes all ethnic groups and all people in Kachin State.

Mission

Raising the necessary skills for all the people in the region to understand and solve health issues on their own; By doing this, we will build a long-term and strong health system.

Goal

Primary health care approach and disease incidence rates; To reduce mortality and disability rates in all areas reached.

Organization’s Core value

  • Equality and non-discrimination
  • Being responsible and accountable
  • Accessibility
  • Partnership
  • Sustainability
  • Competence
  • Empathy

Objectives

Objective 1 - Integrated package of health services are delivered to IDP and host community via camp-based health facilities or mobile clinics.

  • Surveillance System : EHO/community volunteers field visit for VBD and EPD surveillance.
  • Surveillance System : Support the communication cost to volunteers for reporting BVD and EPD.
  • Outbreak Response: Advocacy meeting for outbreak response activities.
  • Outbreak Response: Operational support for sub-IPs staff/health workers in outbreak investigation and response activities. Contingency budget for Outbreak response activities.
  • SRHR : Capacity building of service providers for provision of comprehensive and quality SRHR services including post abortion care services to be provided by sub-IPs and private providers.
  • SRHR : Community engagement, demand generation and awareness raising for SRHR amongst people in conflict-affected areas and IDP camps including interpersonal communication, digital platform and other appropriate channels.
  • Maternal and Child Health : Emergency obstetric care and emergency child care support including the referral mechanism establishment in conflict affected areas. (Referral support for emergency obstetric care to Strategic purchasing hospitals and public hospital).
  • Maternal and Child Health : Performance based incentive for CBHWs (10 Volunteers).
  • Maternal and Child Health : Capacity building for sub-IPs health workforce to Support the sub-IPs Human resources for health.( Village health workers training).
  • Maternal and Child Health : Strengthening Community based healthcare service activities by capacity building of CBHWs and supplies Support.
  • Maternal and Child Health : Emergency obstetric care and emergency child care support including the referral mechanism establishment in conflict affected areas.( Referral support for emergency obstetric care at other private clinics and hospitals (not include Strategic purchasing).
  • Emergency Trauma : Set up referral pathways and referral support for accident/injuries cases. Referral support cost for others and trauma and injury cases.
  • Cross Cutting : Develop/upgrade Community Feedback Mechanism for accountability and responsiveness . Focus group discussion (FGD) with community members / Community feedback mechanism.

Partner/Member Contact Information Name of Partner/MemberKachin Health Network (KHN)AddressTatkone ,San Pya , N0(298),Myitkyina, Kachin StateTelephone+95 09422458473E-mail

kachinbphwt@gmail.comKachinhealthnetwork2017@gmail.comProposed Project titleLocal Implementation NetworkKachin BPHWT , Kachin Development Networking Group , Kachin Baptist Convention , KWAT , Kachin Development Group,