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Given the current challenges with the existing medical referral system in the Rohingya refugee camps, the WHO-lead Health sector has designed and initiated a survey to assess the current system and identify the challenges and gaps; findings from this survey will help the sector partners understand the current status, partner capacities, and resources. Consequently, the Health Sector is establishing a new Technical Committee, the Primary Health Care Technical Committee (PHC TC), to conduct a more in-depth revision of the referral system, recommend necessary corrective or developmental actions, and develop standardized referral policies and tools to address the identified gaps.
A new version of the Minimum Package of Essential Health Services (MPEHS) has been endorsed by the Civil Surgeon, Cox’s Bazar. This version, developed based on the WHO’s package of High-Priority Health Services for Humanitarian Response (H3 Package), will set new standards for primary and Secondary Healthcare facilities.
WHO and the Health Sector Cox’s Bazar Information Management Unit (IMU) supported the Health Sector in developing and digitalizing the Public Health Needs Assessment (PHNA) for 2024-2025 to prepare for the Joint Response Plan (JRP) 2025. The assessment aims to identify key health concerns among Rohingya refugees, evaluate health service accessibility and quality, assess gaps in medical provisions, understand community awareness and barriers, and provide recommendations for improving healthcare delivery. The PHNA plan and questionnaire for 2024-2025 are finalized. Data collection training was conducted on September 26, and data collection began on September 30, 2024. A dissemination workshop is scheduled for October 27, 2024.
Given the continuous upsurge of cholera in the camps since June 2024, the Health Sector initiated several surveys to address the current cholera situation. These include a Cholera outbreak coordination matrix survey and a knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey.