Rohingya Crisis

MSF nurse Hanne and a colleague in Bangladesh

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

Human Resources

“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

Heidi Anguria

Nurse

Bangladesh: "Every vaccinated person is one less 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, 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

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...

06 Jan 2018 / 6 minute read

Ian Cross

Doctor

Bangladesh: Three babies, one problem

Ian is in Bangladesh, where MSF / Doctors Without Borders is providing medical care to Rohingya refugees. Since August 2017, over 620,000 Rohingya people have arrived in Bangladesh, fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar.

22 Dec 2017 / 3 minute read

Nina Goldman

Doctor

A doctor in Bangladesh: Success or Failure?

Nina is in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, where MSF / Doctors Without Borders are providing medical care to Rohingya refugees. More than 620,000 have fled violence in neighbouring Myanmar since August 2017…

17 Dec 2017 / 3 minute read

Ian Cross

Doctor

Bangladesh: Dr Maverick

Ian is in Bangladesh, where MSF / Doctors Without Borders is providing medical care to Rohingya refugees. Since August 2017, over 620,000 Rohingya people have arrived in Bangladesh, fleeing violence in neighbouring Myanmar.

15 Dec 2017 / 2 minute read

Rohingya Crisis

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