{"id":3407,"date":"2026-09-22T15:47:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/?post_type=event&#038;p=3407"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T08:23:09","slug":"phd-symposium-perinatal-care-for-migrant-and-refugee-women-on-the-thai-myanmar-border","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/nl\/agenda\/phd-symposium-perinatal-care-for-migrant-and-refugee-women-on-the-thai-myanmar-border","title":{"rendered":"Perinatal care for migrant and refugee women on the Thai-Myanmar border\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Voor migrant- en vluchtelingenvrouwen aan de Thailand-Myanmargrens is toegang tot goede zwangerschapszorg niet vanzelfsprekend. Conflict, migratie, afstand en beperkte middelen hebben grote invloed op de zorg die vrouwen kunnen bereiken en op zwangerschapsuitkomsten.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tijdens dit PhD-symposium staat het <strong>promotieonderzoek van Taco Jan Prins<\/strong> centraal. Taco Jan werkt met migrant- en vluchtelingengemeenschappen aan de Thailand-Myanmargrens en doet promotieonderzoek naar reproductieve gezondheid en toegang tot perinatale zorg in settings met beperkte middelen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sprekers uit Thailand, Myanmar en daarbuiten delen vanuit verschillende perspectieven hun kennis en ervaringen over onder meer antenatale zorg, veilige bevalling, toegang tot zorg en de bredere gezondheidscontext in het grensgebied. Zo brengt het symposium onderzoek en praktijk samen en ontstaat ruimte om gezamenlijk te kijken naar de uitdagingen \u00e9n mogelijkheden om de zorg voor migrant- en vluchtelingenvrouwen te verbeteren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2ec\">Sprekers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"883\" src=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marcus_malawi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3582 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marcus_malawi.jpg 663w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marcus_malawi-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marcus_malawi-150x200.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Marcus_malawi-601x800.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c6552e;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Marcus Rijken<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Invisible pregnancies: You only see it once you get it<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">Waarom blijven sommige zwangerschappen en sommige zwangerschapsverliezen onzichtbaar? Waarom krijgen sommige baby\u2019s nooit de kans om levend geboren te worden, en wat kunnen we daaraan doen? Vanuit de kernidee\u00ebn van de mondiale gezondheidszorg, zoals gelijkheid en rechtvaardigheid en de drie vertragingen in de toegang tot zorg, brengt deze lezing ons naar de grens tussen <strong>Thailand en Myanmar. <\/strong>Daar laat het promotieonderzoek van Taco Jan naar doodgeboorten zien dat je, zodra je weet waar je naar moet kijken, het niet meer n\u00ed\u00e9t kunt zien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Lees meer<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marcus Rijken<\/strong> is gynaecologisch oncoloog bij het Nederlands Kanker Instituut (NKI) in Amsterdam en universitair docent Global Health aan het UMC Utrecht. Hij werkte zes jaar in vluchtelingenkampen aan de Thai-Myanmar grens, waar hij promoveerde op malaria tijdens de zwangerschap en foetale groei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:0px\">Gelijkheid, samenwerking, contextspecifieke toegang tot zorg en vriendschap vormen belangrijke pijlers in zijn klinische en academische werk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2ec;color:#f3f2ec\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026-900x1200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3585 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026-900x1200.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026-1200x1600.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/NNThein-Photo-2Oct2026.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c6552e;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Nyunt Naing Thein<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Competency-Based Health Workforce Standardisation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wat maakt een goede zorgverlener, en hoe erkennen we de competenties van lokaal opgeleide verpleegkundigen, verloskundigen en gezondheidswerkers officieel? Langs de grens tussen Thailand en Myanmar spelen zij al jarenlang een belangrijke rol in de moeder- en kindzorg. <strong>Dr. Nyunt Naing Thein<\/strong> gaat hierover in gesprek met etnische gezondheidsleiders en verkent hoe internationale experts en onderwijsinstellingen kunnen bijdragen aan een geloofwaardig, competentiegericht systeem voor erkenning en certificering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-2&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-2\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Lees meer<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-2\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-2-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dr. Nyunt Naing Thein<\/strong> heeft ruim drie decennia ervaring in het ondersteunen van migranten en ontheemde gemeenschappen uit Myanmar langs de grens tussen Thailand en Myanmar. Sinds 1989 werkt hij samen met gezondheids- en maatschappelijke organisaties, lokale ngo\u2019s, Thaise instellingen en internationale hulporganisaties. Momenteel is hij Senior Technical Advisor bij Mae Tao Clinic en Suwannimit Foundation, waar hij zich richt op capaciteitsopbouw, begeleiding en de ontwikkeling van zorgpersoneel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2ec;color:#f3f2ec\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/taco.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3702 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/taco.jpg 228w, https:\/\/kcgh.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/taco-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#c6552e;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Taco Jan Prins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:0\"><strong>Reduction of stillbirths during four decades of change on the Thailand\u2013Myanmar border<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wat is er nodig om het aantal doodgeboorten terug te dringen in een context die wordt gekenmerkt door gedwongen migratie, beperkte middelen en terugkerende conflicten? Op basis van 37 jaar aan gegevens over zwangerschapsuitkomsten onder vluchtelingen- en migrantengemeenschappen langs de grens tussen Thailand en Myanmar laat deze presentatie zien hoe het aantal doodgeboorten daalde van <strong>26 naar 8 per 1.000 geboorten.<\/strong> Deze cijfers laten zien hoe belangrijk goede zwangerschapszorg, deskundige begeleiding bij de bevalling en lokaal opgeleide zorgverleners zijn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-3&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading has-medium-font-size\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" id=\"accordion-item-3\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Lees meer<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-3\" data-wp-bind--hidden=\"state.isHidden\" data-wp-on--beforematch=\"actions.handleBeforeMatch\" id=\"accordion-item-3-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Taco Jan Prins<\/strong> is arts Internationale Gezondheid en werkte van 2022 tot 2026 als arts bij de Shoklo Malaria Research Unit. In deze periode deed hij promotieonderzoek naar de perinatale uitkomsten van zwangere vrouwen met een migratie- of vluchtelingenachtergrond die aan de rand van het zorgsysteem leven in de grensregio tussen de Thaise provincie Tak en de Myanmarese deelstaat Kayin. Zijn proefschrift, <em>Invisible Pregnancies: Improving Perinatal Outcomes in Migrant and Refugee Women on the Margins of the Health Systems at the Border of Tak Province, Thailand, and Kayin State, Myanmar<\/em>, voerde hij uit in samenwerking met Amsterdam UMC, de Universiteit van Amsterdam en Chiang Mai University. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f2ec\">Programma<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<table style=\"width:100%; table-layout:fixed; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0; margin:20px 0 30px 0; font-size:14px; border:1px solid #e6e6e6;\">\n  <thead>\n    <tr>\n      <th style=\"background:#c6552e; padding:8px 10px; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; color:white; width:12%; border-bottom:1px solid #e6e6e6;\">Tijd<\/th>\n      <th style=\"background:#c6552e; padding:8px 10px; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; color:white; width:18%; border-bottom:1px solid #e6e6e6;\">Sessie<\/th>\n      <th style=\"background:#c6552e; padding:8px 10px; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; color:white; width:45%; border-bottom:1px solid #e6e6e6;\">Onderwerp<\/th>\n      <th style=\"background:#c6552e; padding:8px 10px; text-align:left; vertical-align:top; color:white; width:25%; border-bottom:1px solid #e6e6e6;\">Spreker<\/th>\n    <\/tr>\n  <\/thead>\n  <tbody>\n    <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\">\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">16.00<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Opening<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Invisible pregnancies: You only see it once you get it<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\"><strong>Marcus Rijken<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">16.20<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Presentatie<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Obstetric health at the Thailand\u2013Myanmar border<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\"><strong>Cynthia Maung<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\">\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">16.40<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Presentatie<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Competency-based health workforce standardisation<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\"><strong>Nyunt Naing Thein<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#f4f4f4;\">\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e3e3;\">17.00<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e3e3;\">Pauze<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e3e3;\"><\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #e3e3e3;\"><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; font-weight:600; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">17.15<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Presentatie<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\">Reduction of stillbirths during four decades of change on the Thailand\u2013Myanmar border<\/td>\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; vertical-align:top; border-bottom:1px solid #efefef;\"><strong>Taco Jan Prins<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n    <tr style=\"background:#fafafa;\">\n      <td style=\"padding:8px 10px; 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