Rohingya Crisis

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Rohingya Crisis

Since August 2017, more than 706,000 Rohingya people have fled Mynamar following a violent crackdown by authorities on their already persecuted minority. They have joined a smaller group of Rohingya refugees who had escaped to neighbouring Bangladesh after previous episodes of targeted violence.

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people now shelter in vast refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Since the crisis began, MSF has carried out more than 1.3 million patient consultations with Rohingya refugees - treating people for the physical and psychological trauma inflicted during the violence, as well as the long-term health implications of life inside the camps. This has included vaccinating against large outbreaks of measles and diphtheria, as well as mental health support and maternity care.

The Rohingya have faced decades of persecution in Myanmar

Daniella Ritzau-Reid

Communications

"We feel like we've been taken from hell": Rohingya refugees left to starve at sea

In Bangladesh, communications manager Daniella meets the survivors of a boat abandoned at sea for two months, with about 500 starving people - mostly Rohingya refugees - on board. She shares their gut-wrenching story...

24 Apr 2020 / 6 minute read

Arunn Jegan

Emergency Coordinator

“People are suspended in time”: Two years on from the Rohingya refugee crisis

Two years after violence in Myanmar forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people to flee across the border into Bangladesh, refugees living in the Kutupalong “megacamp” remain stuck with little hope of returning home. Australian emergency coordinator Arunn Jegan shares their story.

19 Aug 2019 / 5 minute read

Alison Fogg

Mental health specialist

“The love for your child is good”: Mental health and the Rohingya crisis

How do you care for people's mental health when the situation around them is so unstable? British mental health officer Alison Fogg shares her experience of treating Rohingya people inside the world's largest refugee camp.

25 Jul 2019 / 6 minute read

Hanne

Nurse

Nursing in the world's largest refugee camp

900,000 refugees are currently living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Medical needs are running high. Hanne joins the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team trying to meet them.

29 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read

Eben van Tonder

Field Administration

“The enduring human spirit”: My visit to a Rohingya refugee camp

In August 2017, South African HR manager Eben Van Tonder watched the Rohingya refugee crisis unfold on the news. One year on, he found himself in Bangladesh to experience the vastness of this “human tragedy” for himself.

19 Oct 2018 / 6 minute read

Heidi Anguria

Nurse

Rohingya crisis: A mammoth task takes shape

German nurse Heidi Anguria is in Bangladesh, working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) inside the Kutupalong refugee camp - home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar. Here, in her fourth blog, she shares how her team are preparing to help vaccinate almost one million people against cholera.

05 Jul 2018 / 3 minute read

A man walks through the Kutupalong refugee camp

Heidi Anguria

Nurse

Rohingya crisis: A race against time

German nurse Heidi Anguria is in Bangladesh, working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) inside the Kutupalong refugee camp - home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar. In this blog, she shares the challenges her team face as they prepare for the coming monsoon season.

25 May 2018 / 5 minute read

Natasha Lewer

Communications

Rohingya crisis: The maternity ward that feels like an ER

In the makeshift refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, many Rohingya women give birth in their tents, with little access to medical care. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has set-up a new maternity ward in Kutupalong, which will be able to withstand the extreme weather the area can experience. Natasha Lewer blogs for us…

21 May 2018 / 6 minute read

Heidi Anguria

Nurse

Bangladesh: "Every vaccinated person is one fewer who will get sick!"

German nurse Heidi Anguria is in Bangladesh, working for Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) inside the Kutupalong refugee camp - home to hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people who have fled violence in Myanmar. Here, in her fifth blog post, she shares how her team are taking on a massive vaccination campaign to protect one million people against cholera.

11 May 2018 / 3 minute read

John Canty

Finance

Rohingya crisis: Inside the world’s largest refugee camp

John is in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, currently home to almost one million people who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Here he blogs about how the Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) team he is part of are working together to meet the needs of ordinary people caught up in a desperate situation.

03 May 2018 / 5 minute read

Nina Goldman

Doctor

Rohingya Crisis: A disease of the past rears its ugly head

Nina, a doctor from the UK, has been working in a Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) clinic for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. She blogs about an outbreak of diphtheria, a contagious and potentially deadly disease...

28 Feb 2018 / 5 minute read

Nina Goldman

Doctor

Rohingya Crisis: “A place to call home”

Nina, a doctor from the UK, is in Bangladesh, caring for people who have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar. As she approaches the end of her posting with Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Nina writes about some of her young patients, and the desire they feel to go home...

28 Feb 2018 / 4 minute read

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