Rohingya Crisis

Bangladesh: MSF sees severe spike in arrivals of war-wounded Rohingya from Myanmar

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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

Myanmar: MSF suspends medical activities in northern Rakhine state

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The extreme escalation of conflict, indiscriminate violence, and severe restrictions on humanitarian access in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, have forced Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend medical humanitarian activities in the townships of Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw. MSF ran 14 mobile clinics in northern Rakhine providing essential medical services to all communities, including Rakhine, Rohingya and … Read more

Lack of hepatitis C care means most Rohingya refugees cannot be cured amid alarming prevalence rates in camps in Bangladesh

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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

World Health Day: Women’s healthcare challenges in Bangladesh

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In Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees fleeing violence and persecution in Myanmar have sought refuge in Cox’s Bazar district where MSF has been providing medical services since 1992. The latest and the largest influx occurred in 2017, when nearly 700,000 Rohingya entered Bangladesh across the border. The overcrowded camps refugees have been contained to for almost seven … Read more

Médecins Sans Frontières(MSF) calls attention to the ongoing Rohingya crisis

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Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders launched a short animation film, “Lost at Sea“, that illustrates the harsh reality Rohingya endure as they try to seek safety—and their resilience. The film “Lost at Sea” is based on the experience of Muhib, a Rohingya man who fled Myanmar and made this dangerous journey across the … Read more

Out of fear: Rohingya youth trapped in violence and despair

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This thought-provoking 28-minute documentary is set in the sprawling camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, the temporary home of an estimated one million Rohingya refugees. Over half of the refugees here are children, a new generation growing up in the shadows of pervasive fear and despair, their lives seemingly stopped in time. As you journey through … Read more

Remnants of home: six years on, the lasting mementos of Rohingya families

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Once, in villages within Rakhine State in western Myanmar, the Rohingya community lived, raising families and pursuing livelihoods. However, that existence was shattered on 25 August 2017, when a wave of targeted violence and persecution forced the Rohingya to flee their homes The Rohingya people are a persecuted Muslim ethnic minority from Myanmar. Forced to … Read more

Bangladesh: MSF calls for an urgent and comprehensive response to the scabies outbreak in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps

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Cox’s Bazar, 12 July, Wednesday – An outbreak of scabies, the skin disease, is affecting hundreds of thousands of Rohingya living in refugee camps in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, demanding an urgent response, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). To bring the outbreak under control, the response needs to be fast … Read more

Bangladesh: Scabies outbreak worsens in Rohingya refugee camps; more action needed to bridge healthcare gaps

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MSF teams in the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh are overwhelmed by the ongoing outbreak of scabies and are calling on other health actors to take their responsibility. Ajmot Ullah is a 26-year-old Rohingya refugee living in the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, since 2017. Rohingya refugees cannot legally work in … Read more

Bangladesh: Cuts to refugees’ food rations will have serious health impact, warns MSF

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2 March 2023 – Cuts to the food rations received by around one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh, will increase their risk of malnutrition and have a serious impact on their health, says international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Citing lack of funding, yesterday, the World Food Programme (WFP) … Read more