Medical Support for Rohingya women and children

EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE SUPPORT TO FORCEFULLY DISPLACED MYANMAR CITIZENS IN COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH

IMPLEMENTATION REPORT

Period of implementation: 15 January 2020 - 14 February 2020 Implementing Organization: Community Initiative Society (CIS) Supported by : A-PAD Korea

mmunity Initiative Society (CIS) Supported by : A-PAD Korea, GlobalGiving

*PROJECT OVERVIEW

-Project Name

Emergency Health Care Support to Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Citizens in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

-Duration of Project

01 Month Completed by 14 February 2020

-Implementation Period

15 January 2020 - 14 February 2020

-Location of Project

Jamtoli Rohingya Camp (Camp - 15), Thaingkhali union, Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar

-No. of beneficiaries

2000 Rohingya Patients,

-Name of Partner(s)

Community Initiative Society (CIS) / A-PAD Korea

-Name of Funder(s)

A-PAD Korea  / GlobalGiving

-Total Budget

USD 11,000 

*Project summary

 -Project

Emergency Health Care Support to Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Citizens in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

-Objectives

To improve maternal and child health services in refugees camps in Cox's Bazar through increasing access to an enhanced and adequate health maternal and child services.

To promote the development of community based system of care, including oral healthcare for pregnant women, children and their families

-Output 1

Establishment Emergency Health Care Support to Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Citizens through Primary Health Care Center in Jamtoli Camp -

-Activity

Emergency Out Patients Service and Pediatrics Care

Basic pathological services

Provide medicine according to doctor advice to the Rohingya Patients

-Output 2

Uploading the Information on Social Network Service (SNS) and Website

Upload activities and information in SNS and CIS Website

*BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE CAMP

  The Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar heavily rely on humanitarian assistance for all their basic needs including food, shelter, water, health and other life-saving needs. Most of the women had gone through severe trauma, lack of safe delivery, ANC and PNC support and now living in extremely difficult conditions. In this situation Community Initiative Society (CIS) with the support of A-PAD Korea provided emergency health service in Jamtoli Rohingya Camp - 15 of Ukhiya of Cox's Bazar District. During the health service CIS learnt that the pregnant mother do not get ANC and PNC service, proper home delivery service. Due to living in a crowded tent children are suffering from pneumonia, asthma, measles, diarrhoea, skin disease, diphtheria and

 common cold, viral fever etc. So CIS provided 24/7 Emergency Health Care service to the Rohingay People and a mobile clinic in Jamtoli Camp - 15 of Ukhiya. To disseminate the information to global, CIS has established a website and uploaded the information of present health condition of Rohingya people in social media.

 Emergency out Patients Service and Pediatrics Care CIS with the support of A-PAD Korea provided the emergency health service to the Rohingya People in Jamtoli Rohingya Camp of Ukhiya Upazila through established Comprehensive Primary Health Care Center (CPHCC). During the service period more than 2000 patients of different departments like medicine, paediatric, Gynae, ENT, Skin and VD were treated during the health service. The common complications of the patients were Diarrheoa, Dysentery, ANC, PNC, Infectious Disease and respiratory infection, Br. Astma, Diabetic, Hypertention, Ishchemic Heart Disease and Gastroentrites.

  Pathological service to the Rohingya Patients CIS has established a basic pathological diagnostic center in CPHCC in Jamtoli Camp-15. To ensure quality health care service CIS with the support of A-PAD Korea provided pathological service in CPHCC. More than 500 patients got the pathological service from different departments.

 Medicine Support as Rohingya Patient treatment The Rohingya People do not have any money to buy medicine and get pathological service. So CIS with the support of A-PAD Korea provided all kind of necessary medicine according to doctor prescriptions and oral saline to all patients, who came to the health get the health service.

To disseminate the information to global, CIS has established a website and uploaded the information of present health condition of Rohingya people in social media. The activity helps to raise the issue of Rohingya Crisis to the global people.

 *Outcome of the Project

 Totally 2120 Rohingya patient took the health care services from the emergency health service by getting medical consultation and medicine to the Rohingya People of Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh. It was very much helpful for Diarrheoa, Dysentery, ANC, PNC, Infectious Disease and respiratory infection, Br. Astma, Diabetic, Hypertention, Ishchemic Heart Disease, Gastroentrites and malnutrition. The Rohingya people also

 practicing their health and hygiene system by getting the health and hygiene education and have the safe drinking water from different water sources provided by various national, international and Government agencies. On the other hand 39 Rohingya women and children have nourishing meal by getting Nutrition Package

*Learning 

 Comprehensive Primary Health Care Centre with well equipment is very effective to ensure the health service for Rohingya People especially for the pregnant women. Continue to follow-up the patient Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Water Born Disease, Skin disease, ANC, PNC etc. Increase the transport facilities for emergency patient to transfer to secondary hospital. Increase health facilities in these areas. Diagnosis Facilities (Pathology) More Medicine Facilities.

*CONCLUSION

 By providing the emergency health service to the Rohingya People CIS with the partnership can establish a field to work for local community in Bangladesh. In this regards CIS with the help of DCH Trust organized several meetings with local communities and private organizations and also visited local health post and local community. On the other hand by the funding, monitoring from CIS and A-PAD Korea could provide emergency health service to the Rohingya People in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh and also facilitate the local community.

• GlobalGiving_APAD_Korea_Rohingya_response_report.pdf (PDF)
  

Rohingya's dilemma may lead to prolonged stay in refugee camps

In Cox's Bazar refugee camp of Bangladesh, it is estimated that around 86,000 children were born last year alone. More and more children, who aren't welcomed anywhere, keep on coming, but instead of the problem being solved, more and more relief organizations and NGOs are leaving. In the case of camp 15, there were up to eight clinics operated by NGOs from various countries, but only two are running as of now. As the clinics shrink, patients are concentrated on the remaining clinics, increasing the burden on them and making the situation of refugees worse.

The Rohingya refugee crisis began on August 25th, 2017, after the massacre conducted by the Myanmar forces. When some Rohingya rebels raided the Myanmar police post, the Myanmar military, who already had hostility towards the Rohingya tribes, launched a massive sweep as an excuse. The Rohingya, who fled from the military repression, began to cross the border to Bangladesh. Refugee camps were formed along the roads, and refugee camps continue to expand in size.

In recent years, negative public opinion has been rising in Bangladesh. The government states that Bangladesh is also a poor country with the world's highest population density, so it is realistically impossible to accept refugees. Bangladeshi military and police guard the streets of refugee camps and control the Rohingya's movement. The Bangladesh government has even banned Bengali education in refugee camps, fearing refugees will settle in Bangladesh. Mr. A (age 42), a Bangladeshi citizen, who we've on the street corner of the camp said, “Bangladesh already has too many people living within a narrow area. Many people are poorer than the Rohingya. They must go back to Myanmar again. ”

No solution is available yet. Bangladesh and Myanmar governments continue to negotiate refugee repatriation, but there is little progress. Rohingya refugees are also lukewarm in their return to Myanmar. It is because they lack the belief that the same massacre that happened 2 years ago will never happen again in Myanmar.

The negative public opinion of the Rohingya is still overwhelming in Myanmar. In fact, the Rohingya, who remain in Myanmar, is known to be still in poor conditions. "The Rohingya in Rakhine, Myanmar, is living in a terrible condition. They are under constant watch without any freedom of movement and have limited access to health and education," said Phil Robertson, the deputy director of Asia at the Human Rights Watch (HRW), an international human rights group, through EFE communication on the 25th.

NGO officials working at refugee camps said, “Both Myanmar and Bangladesh aren't opening arms any time soon so it's going to be difficult to come up with a solution. The situation is likely to be prolonged. ”

* Kim Pan, a reporter for the Kookmin Ilbo newspaper, was accompanied by A-PAD Korea on monitoring the Rohingya refugee camp. The above is an excerpt from some of the entire articles.

Links:

• https://news.v.daum.net/v/20190826001054330