Program Description
The ultimate goal of the MHP is to contribute to the Health for All and later the Healthy Thailand policies of
the Royal Thai Government. Although the MOPH has developed several mechanisms and schemes to ensure
equity of access to various health services for all Thais, it is impossible for the country to achieve the Healthy
Thailand goal when the health needs of some 2.5 million migrants in Thailand remain unmet. In order to assist
the government to achieve these goals, the MHPûs overall objective is to support the government to improve
health knowledge, awareness, practices and access among migrants, registered and unregistered, as well as their
Thai host communities in priority areas of Thailand through the provision of a comprehensive, participatory,
sustainable and cost-effective migrant health service. The MHPûs focus is grounded in the following six