Here is a WHO report on the health of over a half a million people from Myanmar now living in Bangladesh. You can download the report.
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Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Health Sector Bulletin No. 04, Period: 23 February 2018- 06 April 2018
World Health Organization
12 Apr 2018
HIGHLIGHTS
An estimated 671 500 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh following violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on 25 August 2017. There are now a total of 883 868 Forcibly Displaced Myanmar National (FDMN) in Bangladesh. The total population in need of health sector assistance is 1.3 million including approximately 300,000 from the host community population.
The most pressing concern is the upcoming monsoon/cyclone season, and the effects of flooding, landslides and cyclones, which can cut off access within camps/settlements and affect provision of health services. Heavy rains are expected to exacerbate health needs significantly. Areas may become temporarily uninhabitable due to flooding, further degrading living conditions and increasing risks of water and vector borne outbreaks. Landslides and cyclones will damage and disrupt health facility service provision. Increasing need for flexible service delivery mechanisms, management capacity for trauma / mass casualty / emergency obstetric care, and targeted Mental Health and Psychosocial Support. Health sector partners are actively engaged in emergency preparedness and mitigation efforts.
The third round of vaccination campaign against diphtheria concluded on 25 March with 431 448 children (104% of estimated target) vaccinated.
1. SITUATION OVERVIEW
Since 25 August 2017, an estimated 671 500 Rohingya have crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, joining approximately 212 000 others who had fled in earlier waves of displacement. As of 15 March 20181 over 584 000 arrivals are in Kutupalong expansion site, 187 000 in other camps and settlements, and 113 000 arrivals in host communities, impacting the already congested health response. The scale of influx into Cox’s Bazar district and the scarcity of resources resulted in a critical humanitarian emergency that exceeded the coping capacity of the local communities and systems.
The crowded living conditions in camps and settlements, particularly the Kutupalong expansion sites, expose the FDMNs to further risks of public and individual health. Basic services available prior to influx became over-strained due to massive demands on the health systems and services.
The health sector’s 107 national and international partners have responded to the needs through health service delivery in both static and mobile health facilities in both Ukhia, and Teknaf as well as through expansive community health worker networks. The sector is responding to the population needs through provision of health services in camps as well as strengthening of the health system as a whole through supporting existing health facilities, the health workforce and the surveillance system. The current health sector focus is strengthening preparedness for the upcoming monsoon/cyclone season for which there is a high likelihood of floods, landslides and associated health threats, including epidemics.
https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/rohingya-refugee-crisis-cox-s-bazar-bangladesh-health-sector-bulletin-no-04-period
