Location of Relief: Thailand-Myanmar border
Crisis: Refugee
Date of Relief: 13-18 Aug 2009
Nature of Relief: Food distribution and Medical

Background
The team of medical and non-medical volunteers spending 3 days at the Thai-Myanmar border.  For immediate needs. the ACROSS medical team treated about 1200 Karens (both young and old) and the other volunteers gave out rice (20 kg bags).  About 12 tonnes of rices were distributed.