SAVE THE CHILDREN JUUD PROGRAMME IN THATLAND
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John Cumber has arked me to give you details of our operations in Thailand in aid of the lofuscos in that country.
We have a Mold Discotez, Majer C.B-J. Leaphard and an Administrative Assistant based in Bangkok to chaczdinato cum cotivities in Thailand end Laco.
The Fund has a formal cgrcomont with tho Thailand Covernment to assing with the Pofugoo problems. Rio bando of this agreement do to provide cno col? supporting oupatriate teen and give assistance to £ivo Thai codical terms,
The expatriate team is based at Then and the That teams are based at Chiang- Rai, long-hai, Icoid, Cain and Chandakuri.
The total number of refugees in those campo io como 70,000. Host are peasant farmoro and consequently thoin physical condition en arrival in Thailand has been reasonal lo. Hovertheless, the children, and cone of the adulto ano suffering fzen calmboltica and while tho rations provided by the Moi authorities appear to be adequate, cick children would requiro como cupplementary fooding. Nodical statistics show that Phoumonia, Halenia, Stomach Dicendors, Skin Disease and lensles oro commen and an Immunization programme de required,
The five medical teams cach comprise of a Docter and two Nurses who ero calozied cmployces of the Thai Ministry of Public Health. They are baced ca tho Gesche mont Health Centre nearest their particular Rofugeo Camp which they visib tuo cr three times a vock, The Tad has provided a vehicle to transpent medical supplies from Fangkok to the camps and has also given each tean a vehiclo end driver to allow thea to visit. Tho Hund alco pays a por dien allowmaco to the tears and pays for the radical supplios purchased at wholesale rates fuen tho Governmcat. Our budget for this part of tho schomo fot-
Capital Emenditure
Vehicle and Medical equipment
Recurring Fræendituro
Nodical supplies, ror Diem
alloumnce, vehielo and driver costs.
£24,000
£23,000
Our own modical team is a Doctor, a Health Visitor and two Nurces and the budget ic:-
Canital Ramenditure
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£9,000
Apart from thảo wo ano investigatin further support for nutrition and double child coso requirememta tus this io ctill in the planning otoga, lo LIIVO, Lowover, as a result of a gift foon the Nov Boulend 107 dictail bed cano 23 tons of baby food to the Potese compos
I hope that thão information vill bo câ help to your mooting.
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