Health

Rohingya refugees receive first COVID vaccinations in Bangladesh

New York: More than 4,000 Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps in Bangladesh have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots, as part of a national inoculation drive to curb the spread of the deadly coronavirus, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. more

Bangladesh: First Rohingya refugee dies in Cox's Bazar due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh have said the country has registered the death of the first Rohingya person due to COVID-19 infection.

Support stepped up for Rohingya camps as first COVID-19 infections are confirmed

New York : After confirmation that the first cases of COVID-19 infection have been identified in a vast and overcrowded refugee camp in Bangladesh, UN humanitarians on Friday announced ad ...

UN appeals for support to tackle ‘massive’ health needs of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

New York: With relief agencies in Bangladesh struggling to assist more than a million vulnerable Rohingya refugees crowded into makeshift camps along the country’s south-east coast, ...

WHO appeals for international community support; warns of grave health risks to Rohingya refugees in rainy season

Dhaka: With a grossly underfunded health sector grappling to meet the needs of 1.3 million Rohingyas in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar, the World Health Organization has appealed to ...

Bangladesh: UN agencies working to vaccinate half a million children against diphtheria

New York, Jan 14 (JEN):As part of an intensified response to the current diphtheria outbreak, United Nations agencies are working to vaccinate more than 475,000 children in Rohingya refug ...

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