http://www.payson.tulane.edu/si Bangkok, THAILAND: Health & Development Interventions: New Approaches May 19 - 30, 2014 Instructors: William Bertrand and Elke de Buhr Thailand has seen major improvements in all sectors of health and development in the last few decades. Life expectancy increased to approximately 70 years at birth, the vast majority of the population now has access to safe drinking water and sanitation, and a system providing universal health care for Thai nationals was introduced in 2002. Yet, serious challenges remain, including the management of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other infectious diseases. The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge and skills in the basic concepts, principles and methodologies of monitoring and evaluating health and development interventions. As part of the coursework, we will study established and new approaches to M&E at the case of the comprehensive and successful HIV/AIDS response in Thailand as well as other examples from the local context. At the end of the course, you will be able to assess the ability of a specific evaluation method or combination of methods to measure both the process and impact of an intervention and to design and execute an evaluation project with assistance. Participants in the program will complete practical data collection exercises and learn through field visits, guest speakers and involvement with local public health personnel and Thai government officials. This will include visits to international organizations and local and international NGOs working on health and development in Thailand. - See more at: http://payson.tulane.edu/summerinst/health-development-interventions-new-approaches Bangkok, THAILAND: Complex Emergencies, Refugees and Migrants June 2-13, 2014 Instructors: William Bertrand and Elke de Buhr This course will examine migration, including forced migration, in Thailand and the broader Southeast Asian region. Based on data provided by UNHCR, Thailand is hosting 84,900 registered refugees as well as an estimated 62,000 unregistered asylum-seekers from Myanmar in nine camps along the Thai-Myanmar border. In total, two million unregistered migrants are estimated to be living in Thailand, many of them in Bangkok, and 500,000 people, often the children of immigrants, are regarded as without a nationality, or stateless. After an introduction to migration in South-East Asia, students will be introduced to the Sphere Project. They will apply the studied approaches to a group project examining the needs of refugees and migrants, and strategies to address them. Visits to international organizations (including UNHCR and/or IOM) and local and international NGOs involved in supporting migrant populations in Thailand and the international context will supplement the coursework. - See more at: http://payson.tulane.edu/summerinst/complex-emergencies-refugees-and-migrants

1. Chao Phraya
Thailand Summer Institute
May 19, 2014 - June 13, 2014
Sukhumvit

2. Thailand Summer Institute
2014
• "Health & Development Interventions: New
Approaches”
– Location: Bangkok, Thailand
– Dates: May 19-30, 2014
• "Complex Emergencies, Refugees and Migrants”
– Location: Bangkok, Thailand
– Dates: June 2-13, 2014

3. Instructors
• Dr. William Bertrand
• Dr. Elke Johanna de Buhr
With support from Pete Likitkererat (TA)

4. An Introduction to
Bangkok, Thailand

5. Course #1: Health & Development
Interventions: New Approaches
• Thailand has seen major improvements in all
sectors of health and development
• Life expectancy increased to approximately 70
years at birth, the vast majority of the population
now has access to safe drinking water and
sanitation, and a system providing universal
health care for Thai nationals was introduced in
2002
• Yet, serious challenges remain, including the
management of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria
and other infectious diseases

6. Health & Development Interventions:
New Approaches (cont.)
• Introduction to implementing and evaluating health and
development interventions
• Study established and new approaches to program
planning and M&E at the case of the comprehensive and
successful HIV/AIDS response in Thailand as well as other
examples from the local context
• Design and implement a small program evaluation exercise
with assistance
• Field visits: International
organizations and local and
international NGOs working on
health and development in Thailand

7. Course #2: Complex Emergencies,
Refugees and Migrants
• Examine migration, including forced migration, in Thailand
and the broader Southeast Asian region
• Based on data provided by UNHCR, Thailand is hosting
84,900 registered refugees as well as an estimated 62,000
unregistered asylum-seekers from Myanmar in nine
camps along the Thai-Myanmar border
• In total, two million unregistered migrants are estimated
to be living in Thailand, many of them in Bangkok
• 500,000 people, often the children of immigrants, are
regarded as without a nationality, or stateless

8. Complex Emergencies, Refugees and
Migrants (cont.)
• After an overview of migration in South-East Asia, you
will be introduced to the materials developed by the
Sphere Project
• Apply the studied approaches to a group project
examining the needs of refugees and migrants, and
strategies to address them
• Field visits: International
organizations (incl. UNHCR
and/or IOM), local and
international NGOs as well as
government agencies

9. Course Logistics
• Teaching:
– Lectures, including guest speakers (mostly in the
mornings)
– Site visits/field trips, and group work (mostly
afternoons, sometimes all day)
• Housing and Meals:
– Single rooms at Bourbon St
Hotel in Sukhumvit, Bangkok
– Included meals: Breakfast, lunch
and two coffee breaks
Bourbon Street Hotel (Bangkok)

10. Ayutthaya
Field Trips
Grand Palace

11. Questions?
For further information please contact:
Elke de Buhr (edebuhr@tulane.edu)