Informes

Epidemiological Highlights Week 11 Total population of 866 000 and 728 786 (84%) are under surveillance. 153 of health facilities enrolled. Completeness of reporting in W11 was 65% (100/153 health facilities). Total of 74 alerts were triggered, all of which…

Key Highlights IOM launched this week an appeal for USD 182.1 million to assist 900,000 Rohingya refugees and local community members in Cox’s Bazar for the period of March-December 2018. More information on page 2. As part of…

Secure access to land for poor women and men living on newly created coastal islands – known locally as “chars” – in Bangladesh is one of many benefits resulting from the Char Development and Settlement Project.…

BY ZARFISHA ALAM As we mark the World Water Day 2018, we shed light on the revival of the traditional rainwater harvesting systems that are improving the lives of many who live in water stressed, remote areas. Abdus…

Highlights The third round of diphtheria vaccination campaign is ongoing; in the first five days, 62,658 children aged 6 months to 7 years were vaccinated with pentavalent vaccine while 89,005 children from 7 to 15 years were…

In the fastest growing refugee exodus that the world has witnessed in decades, some 671,000 refugees fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Rakhine State in less than six months starting in August 2017. The new arrivals joined more…

The Joint Response Plan (JRP) for the Rohingya Humanitarian Crisis was launched on Friday 16 March 2018 – appealing for USD 951 million to support some 900,000 refugees and 330,000 members of the host community in…

The UK is stepping up its efforts to help Rohingya men, women and children living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. This is ahead of the fast-approaching annual cyclone and monsoon season which has the potential to cause significant…

The rainy season is expected to have a serious impact on life-saving services and ongoing humanitarian aid in Cox’s Bazar. The pre-monsoon and monsoon will cause access constraints to sites in both Ukhia and Teknaf, as…

Operational summary 26-28 May 2017: Low pressure area formed in the Bay of Bengal and intensifies into Tropical cyclone Mora (TC Mora). 29 May 2017: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issues danger signal no. 10 in six coastal districts…