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UNHCR supports 22 healthcare facilities, 21 mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) service points, 19 nutrition and two stabilization centres. These facilities provide quality lifesaving and comprehensive primary and secondary health care, nutrition and MHPSS services for all refugees. Provision of essential medicine and medical and therapeutic nutrition supplies is ensured through digitalized drug management software in camp health facility pharmacies and the central store.
KEY ACTIVITIES
Health activities in the Camps 202,479 Total number of consultations
General health services in the camps include management of communicable and non-communicable diseases, mental health and psychosocial support, primary dental and physiotherapy care, comprehensive laboratory services and provision of essential medicine, in coordination with other health partners. Women of reproductive age, men and adolescents have access to sexual and reproductive health services through antenatal care clinics, postnatal care and family planning clinics at health facilities and drop-in centres. Health facilities deliver 24-hour basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and referrals for comprehensive management of obstetric complications.
UNHCR supports patient referrals for further medical treatment to government facilities in Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong district hospitals. UNHCR also continues to build partner staff capacity on disease surveillance, management of diseases and reporting.
Community Health and outreach programmes Number of trained community health workers 716
As the lead agency for the Community Health Working Group (CHWG), UNHCR coordinates community health interventions across all 33 camps in Cox’s Bazar. Key activities include coordination of outreach health programmes, training and capacity building of 1,672 Rohingya and Bangladeshi community health workers (CHWs) and 140 CHW supervisors. The CHWG supports risk communication, community engagement and social mobilization for mass campaigns and other camp-wide health activities such as vaccinations (including Covid-19, cholera, Penta and Td) and surveys.
CHWs play a key role in disaster response. During emergencies such as disease outbreaks, floods, fire incidents, cyclones, etc., they are mobilized for active community-based surveillance, referral and reporting on morbidities and mortalities (including maternal mortality) in tandem with continuous sensitization of the community.