As every child deserves the right to proper healthcare, to reach some of the far-flung areas of the conflict zone, the Polio vaccination teams sometimes relied on hooves as a means of transportation.
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Solar power helps to clean up water in Bangladesh refugee camps
The solar-powered water system is one of eight new networks jointly completed by UNHCR, OXFAM, MSF and BRAC, supplying a total of 40,000 people across the site.
Polio outbreak in Syria successfully stopped
After an 18-month long intensive vaccination campaign, the outbreak has been successfully stopped with no international spread, according to experts.
UN and SARC deliver humanitarian assistance to 50,000 people at Rukban camp in Syria
The inter-agency aid operation will bring food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to Rukban. Some 10,000 children will be vaccinated against Measles, Polio and other deadly diseases.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Investment in education desperately needed to avert “lost generation” of Rohingya children
More than half a million Rohingya refugee children in southern Bangladesh are being denied the chance of a proper education, and international efforts are urgently needed to prevent them falling prey to despair and frustration, UNICEF said.
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In Bangladesh, an additional $59.9M required to fully deliver on Rohingya response
UNICEF’s 2018 Humanitarian Action for Children appeal, which seeks to meet the immediate life-saving and longer-term development needs of Rohingya refugees and affected host communities in 2018, is 60 per cent funded.
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More than 17,000 Rohingya refugees affected by recent rains in Cox's Bazar
As Bangladesh’s annual wet season has arrived, the UN migration agency is working against the clock to secure infrastructure and strengthen preparedness measures in the refugee camps.
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Funding shortfall brings new threat to Rohingya refugee lives - IOM
Without urgent financial backing, consultations conducted in IOM clinics, supporting refugees and local communities, will soon be halted. The impending monsoon season will most likely create an even bigger demand for health services.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Pre-monsoon rains already affecting Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh
UNICEF estimates that over 100,000 people, with about 55,000 children, at risk due to floods and landslides and this figure could go up to 200,000 depending on the intensity of rains.
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WHO warns of grave health risks to Rohingya refugees in rainy season
With a grossly underfunded health sector grappling to meet the needs of 1.3 million Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, the WHO has appealed to the international community.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Upcoming monsoons will increase needs for 671,000 refugees in Bangladesh
The rainy season is expected to have a serious impact on life-saving services and ongoing aid in Cox’s Bazar, with damage to WASH infrastructure likely to spread water-borne diseases.
Bangladesh + 1 more
UN launches 2018 appeal for Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi host communities
UN and NGO partners released the 2018 Joint Response Plan, a US$951 million appeal to meet the needs of nearly 900,000 Rohingya refugees and more than 330,000 Bangladeshis.
Nationwide polio vaccination campaign aims to vaccinate more than 2.4 million children in Syria
Children under five in 13 governorates to be reached in a joint effort by WHO, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health to ensure that Syria remain polio-free.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Urgent need to scale up health services in Cox’s Bazar - WHO
An estimated 60,000 children are expected to be born in the camps in the next year. Besides newborns, pregnant and young mothers; children, adults and the elderly need basic health services.
Myanmar + 1 more
Restoration of rights key to Myanmar refugee return, UN refugee chief tells Security Council
Filippo Grandi warns that conditions are not yet conducive for voluntary repatriation, and the denial of rights, including the lack of citizenship, must first be addressed.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Rohingya refugees on frontline of fight to contain diphtheria
Rohingya refugees carry out household visits, spreading information about hygiene practices and health. They have been trained to spot symptoms of diphtheria, cholera and measles.
Bangladesh + 1 more
More than 350,000 children to get additional dose of diphtheria vaccine in Cox's Bazar
The campaign is planned to be completed on 8 February. Eighty-one vaccination teams will conduct 1,000 sessions.
Pakistan + 11 more
Rotary gives $53.5 million to help eradicate polio worldwide
More than half of the funds will support efforts to end polio in Afghanistan and Pakistan, where polio remains endemic. Further funding will support efforts to keep 10 vulnerable countries polio-free
Philippines + 4 more
Latest humanitarian snapshot highlights volcano eruption in the Philippines, measles in Indonesia
The volcano spewed a 10km-high ash column on 22 January, with authorities warning of an imminent hazardous eruption, possibly within days. There was moderate to heavy ash fall.
Bangladesh + 1 more
Half a million Rohingya refugee children at risk in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh
The health and safety of the children is likely to be put at even greater risk ahead of upcoming cyclone and monsoon seasons, UNICEF warned.