Managing diabetes is complicated. Even with access to the best tools and technology, it requires constant blood sugar level monitoring and daily treatment in the form of medication or insulin. If corporate decisions, displacement, or conflict leave a person living with diabetes without sustained access to affordable care, diabetes can quickly become complicated and life-threatening. … Read more
Sometimes I sell my extra rations to get some money and buy medicines from outside [the camps]. MSF’s services are good but waiting long hours makes me restless; it takes the whole day. Nur Begum Jamtoli clinic in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar It is monsoon season in Bangladesh and humidity is high. … Read more
I refer to Hepatitis C as a ‘silent killer’ because, in many cases, it presents with no obvious signs or symptoms. People can be infected for years, even decades, without knowing it. Dr Fatema Ferdousee Medical Team Leader I’m Dr. Fatema Ferdousee, the Medical Team Leader for the Hepatitis C project in Balukhali. Viral hepatitis, … Read more
Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – 22 May 2025 – To address concerningly high levels of hepatitis C in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 30,000 people will receive care by the end of 2026 as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) significantly expands its treatment programmes. The initiative improves access to hepatitis C care for a … Read more
Kamrangirchar, Bangladesh– The air in Kamrangirchar hangs thick with dust and the clang of machinery. Located in Bangladesh, southeast Asia, just across the river from Dhaka’s towering skyline, this four-square-kilometer enclave is a world unto itself. Here, in the labyrinth of makeshift factories, hundreds of thousands of people labor in the shadows, their lives a … Read more
November 18, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Since the beginning of the year Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Bangladesh after escaping escalating violence in Myanmar They now face immense challenges, including overcrowding, lack of access to essential services and deteriorating mental health conditions. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is urging the relevant authorities to … Read more
Following weeks of emergency response in Noakhali, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has handed over its a month-long intervention to the Bangladesh Ministry of Health. MSF launched the emergency project on 5 September 2024 in response to the catastrophic flooding that displaced hundreds of thousands of people, disrupting essential services and posing severe health … Read more
MSF launched the emergency project on 5th September 2024 in response to the catastrophic flooding that displaced hundreds of thousands of people, disrupting essential services and posing severe health risks to vulnerable populations. In mid-September, the floodwaters had barely subsided in Noakhali, in southern Bangladesh, when the devastating consequences began to unfold. Among the many … Read more
Escalating numbers of Rohingya people with violence-related injuries have crossed the border into Bangladesh over the past week, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF), indicating the worsening humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. In the four days leading up to 7 August, MSF teams in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, treated 39 people … Read more
A study carried out by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) indicates that almost 20 per cent of the Rohingya refugees tested in the Cox’s Bazar camps in Bangladesh have an active hepatitis C infection. A blood-borne virus, hepatitis C is a disease that can remain dormant for a long time in those infected. If untreated, it … Read more