Health, Water, Sanitation and other services for Rohingya Refugees

From the very 1st week arrival of Rohingya Refugees at Ukhia Cox’s Bazar, IDF provided various supports to them from its humanitarian responsibilities. To provide health service IDF established a health centre from its own resource with one MBBS doctor and two paramedics. IDF established 11 solar mini grids through which 1000 households were given lighting facilities and installed 850 street lights in different places. IDF also established 03(three) sanitary latrines, 02 (two) bathrooms and 01(one) deep tube well to support them.

Awareness Raising

In response to the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, over one million Rohingya refugees have fled to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, facing significant health challenges due to overcrowding and unsanitary conditions. Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), in partnership with Humanity Beyond Barriers (HBB) USA and The University of Texas (USA), has launched the project “Improvement of Knowledge on Common Disease through Research and Training for the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN)” to enhance health awareness among these refugees. The project included a baseline survey assessing knowledge of preventive care for communicable diseases such as COVID-19 and AIDS, as well as hygiene practices. Through training sessions, Rohingya refugees have improved their understanding of healthy practices, empowering them to take effective preventive measures for their health.

Preventive Care

Integrated Development Foundation (IDF), in collaboration with Humanity Beyond Barriers (HBB), has launched the project “Improvement of Preventive Health Care for the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN)” in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, aimed at enhancing health knowledge and awareness among Rohingya refugees. This initiative includes training sessions conducted in the Rohingya dialect, focusing on key topics such as communicable diseases, hand hygiene, zoonotic diseases, mental health, menstrual health, and birth control. A training module was implemented for 300 refugees, organized into 12 batches of 25 participants each, covering essential sessions on health management and preventive care to empower the FDMNs and reduce disease incidence, ultimately enabling them to lead healthier lives.

Integrated Development Foundation (IDF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating poverty in the remote, hilly, and underserved regions of Bangladesh.

Health, Water, Sanitation and other services for Rohingya Refugees