Yo Nai, Frontline Social Network, World Vision Foundation Thailand

Yo Nai, the Frontline Social Network officer (FSN) from World Vision Foundation Thailand who has a hard time growing up as a kid. Despite being bullied by his own family and got rejected from the society because of his own behavior when he was young, adult Yo Nai decides...

Mr. Singkhum, a new life with VBDU

Mr. Singkham age 56 years is a Village Health Volunteer (VHV) and malaria post worker (MP) of village no.1 Baan Huy Mae Mai, VaLey Subdistrict, Phobphra District, TAK province. He was an alcoholic before the head of Vector-Borne Disease Unit (VBDU) inspired him to join his team. This invitation...

DA, Young member of the Malaria post with a heart of...

DA, a young member of the Malaria post at Baan Huy Pla Kong, Mae Ra Mard District, Tak Province. She dedicates herself to volunteer work after being inspired by the sickness incident of her family members. From that little spark of inspiration, she is now on the path to create...

Community Health Workers and their fight toward Malaria Elimination

The story of community health workers who protect their community from malaria in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. They are in different positions and use different methods of work but have the same mission to eliminate malaria. This video follows 3 community health workers who recount how life was and how it has...

Matcharin Songpan, Field officer, Raks Thai Foundation Srisaket, Thailand

“Someday I drive 60 kilometers to work in the community” Matcharin Songpan (also known as Kung) is a field officer of the Raks Thai Foundation. She has been working in the malaria project for more than 7 years. She also supports HIV patients and the risk population. Her work area...

Buathong Monkachasarn, MHV Huay Kob, Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

“I want to be able to do malaria testing in the village” Buatong Monkachasarn, work as Village Health Volunteer (VHV) and Migrant Health Volunteer (MHV) in Huay Kob of Sangklaburi district.  She has been working as MHV, taking care of villagers' health and wellness for years. Currently she supports ALIGHT...

Dangtoi Thongphaphumbaworn, MP/THV Bo Aung, Pilok, Kanchanaburi, Thailand

“I am proud to be a village health volunteer and support my community” Dangtoi Thongphaphumbaworn a village health volunteer and Malaria Post (MP) worker lives in Bo Aung village, Pilok, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. He supports all the health and malaria activities in the community including ALIGHT activities. Dangtoi can speak Thai,...

Story shared by Ms. Naw Thingyan Win, Village Malaria Volunteer, Myanmar.

My name is Naw Thingyan Win. I have been working as a malaria volunteer (ICMV) of Defeat Malaria project since 2017 representing Kaw Taya village located in Kayin state, Myanmar. In the past, our villagers had really suffered from malaria transmission and there were some cases of death...

Story shared by Ms. Daw Myint Myint Khine, Village Malaria Volunteer,...

My name is Daw Myint Myint Khine. I am a health volunteer (Integrated Community Malaria Volunteer -ICMV) of “Thet Kar Ya” village, Myanmar. I have been providing education concerning malaria prevention, and case diagnosis and management in the village since 2012 under CAP-Malaria Project. Starting from 2017, the Defeat...