Click here to read this article in Bangla. As Rohingya become increasingly trapped by raging conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, those who cannot pay their way across the border into Bangladesh are being left without protection or assistance. “We heard explosions, gunfire and people screaming,” says Ruhul, describing the moment when his township, Buthidaung, was … Read more
Shinjiro Murata, General Director, MSF Japan Across Myanmar, 18.6 million people are struggling to meet their basic needs—including access to medical care. The humanitarian situation in Myanmar is rapidly deteriorating, and yet the international community is crippled by inaction, their attention elsewhere. As a humanitarian, I have witnessed crises in Africa and the Middle East, … 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
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
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
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
When people think of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF), images of medical teams providing life-saving care often come to mind. However, MSF’s impact extends well beyond medical aid, with significant efforts in areas that are not just medical. One of these unexpected yet essential areas is wastewater management, specifically dealing with fecal … Read more
Two years ago, on March 22, 2021, a devastating fire swept through the world’s largest refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. It killed 15, injured 560, and left 45,000 people without shelter. The fire also destroyed the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) clinic in Balukhali. However, just as day comes after night, good news follows the … Read more
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
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