Bangladesh

Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has worked in Bangladesh since 1985. In 2017, we rapidly scaled up our operations in the Cox’s Bazar region in response to a massive influx of Rohingya refugees after a renewed wave of targeted violence in neighbouring Myanmar.

The arrival of more than 745,000 Rohingya refugees in August 2017 came on top of 200,000 who had fled Myanmar in previous years. Currently, there are around 925,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh – more than the entire population of Amsterdam, and twice that of the entire country of Malta.

In the overcrowded settlements where most Rohingya live, water and sanitation activities are an important part of our efforts to stop the spread of disease. 

In 2023, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) provided medical services through multiple health facilities in Bangladesh, primarily serving Rohingya refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar and the capital, Dhaka. We also run inpatient and laboratory services.

In Kamrangirchar, a slum area in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, we provide services including reproductive healthcare and support for survivors of sexual violence.

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