Rohingya Refugees

“They suffer in silence”: Meeting mental healthcare needs of refugees in Bangladesh

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“Men can spend time outdoors; the women have to spend most of their time in their shacks. There is no privacy or physical space where they can be alone,” says Pooja Iyer, MSF’s mental health manager at the Jamtoli and Hakimpara camps for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. Iyer has been in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh … Read more

Rohingya refugee crisis: Two years on, no solutions in sight for the Rohingya

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Sitting in a teashop in Kutupalong mega-camp, Bibi Jan tugs on her sleeve. She’s covering up scars inflicted during the largest-ever episode of violence against the Rohingya, in August 2017. She tells us of the events that forced her to flee to Bangladesh: her two brothers were killed, she herself was stabbed, and her village … Read more