Rapports

PROGRESS UNHCR and partners developed WASH facilities while dealing with a very challenging topography and the initial acute emergency needs of the response. Improvements made over the past two years included upgraded latrines with larger volume pits…

HEALTH/ NUTRITION/ MHPSS OBJECTIVES Enhancing access of refugees to essential health services Integrate mental health interventions into general healthcare system Health promotion and surveillance through community health workers Develop community-based psychosocial awareness and support programmes Treatment of acute malnutrition and enhance…

Shonnasgacha is a small village of Keshobpur Upazila of Jashore district where 210 families live in a 1.5 sq. km area. While the country was waking up to the COVID-19 threat in the early stages…

Key Messages As a global girls’ rights and humanitarian organisation, Plan International’s experience indicates that girls and young women are particularily vulnerable in health emergencies. We call on governments to include meaningful participation of girls and women in…

95pc people suffer losses in income BRAC has recently conducted a survey to get an insight into the overall sense of public awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impact in Bangladesh. A total of 2,317…

HIGHLIGHTS • A total of 996 COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Cox’s Bazar district (including Rohingya camps) as of 7 June 2020 as per Civil Surgeon Office, Cox’s Bazar • 30 confirmed cases have been reported…

Country Overview After a 66-day closure, government and private offices reopened on 31 May. Public transport (buses, trains) were launched and domestic flights resumed. With COVID-19 cases rising, the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) started enforcing a pilot-based,…

Children living on the streets have few safe places to go during the COVID-19 lockdowns. By Iftikhar Ahmed Chowdhury DHAKA, Bangladesh – Oishi knows she shouldn’t be wandering the streets right now. She’s heard of COVID-19 and knows…

Rationale of the CFT The Core facilitators’ team (CFT) is a capacity building initiative, aimed to ensure effective, appropriate and context-relevant hygiene promotion activities within the WASH Rohingya response. The CFT consist of several national field staff…

Background: Human excreta (faeces and urine) are waste matters discharged from the body due to several physiological activities. Faecal Sludge (FS), the mix of human excreta, anal cleansing material, water, detergents, rubbish, disinfectants, is a slurry or…