Bangladesh: The Rohingya crisis is not over. As needs grow, support shrinks.
June 22, 2026Co-authored by Elko Brummelman, Country Representative of MSF in Bangladesh & Muhammad Hubaib, camp-based team member and a Rohingya refugeeThis World Refugee Day marks nearly nine years since Bangladesh opened its borders in a landmark act of humanity, saving hundreds of thousands...
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Bangladesh: Rohingya patient testimonies reveal deepening crisis under new ration cuts
June 15, 2026Since the massive influx of 2017, nearly one million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar have remained entirely dependent on humanitarian aid. Prohibited from formal employment, food assistance is their only lifeline. In April 2026, World Food Programme (WFP) replaced the uniform food voucher system for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh with...
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Bangladesh: MSF responds to measles outbreak in Cox’s Bazar
May 5, 2026Cox’s Bazar, 30 April 2026 – Following a nationwide surge in measles cases in Bangladesh, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has increased its medical response in Cox’s Bazar. MSF teams are providing care to affected children from Rohingya refugee camps and surrounding host communities,...
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Malaysia: The Only Difference Between Us and Them is Luck
April 22, 2026On April 9, a Malaysia-bound trawler carrying an estimated 250-280 passengers – men, women and children who were Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi nationals – sank in the Andaman Sea due to harsh winds and overcrowding. Only nine were rescued, found...
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Myanmar: Deadly airstrike on a hospital in Mrauk-U, Rakhine State
December 11, 202511.12.2025, Amsterdam- Today, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) learned of the bombing and destruction of the Mrauk-U general hospital in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Reportedly, the airstrike - which occurred around 9 p.m. on 10 December - resulted in the death of...
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Malaysia: Witnessing the Hidden Scars of Rohingya Refugee Women and Girls
December 11, 2025Imagine a child desperately searching for safety amid unrelenting trauma from sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV). In the last 10 months, at our clinic in Penang, among 37 female survivors of SGBV aged 10 to 17, eight young girls have...
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World Diabetes Day: What it means to lose access to Diabetes care
November 14, 2025Managing diabetes is complicated. Even with access to the best tools and technology, it requires constant blood sugar level monitoring and daily treatment in the form of medication or insulin. If corporate decisions, displacement, or conflict leave a person living...
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The Illusion of Choice: Rohingya Voices Echo from the Camps ahead of UN Conference
September 29, 202529 September, Tuesday, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Eight years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled a campaign of extreme targeted violence in Myanmar, a new report from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows a population caught in a protracted...
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Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: The long wait for medical care
September 4, 2025Sometimes I sell my extra rations to get some money and buy medicines from outside [the camps]. MSF’s services are good but waiting long hours makes me restless; it takes the whole day. Nur Begum Jamtoli clinic in the Rohingya...
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A new chapter of hope: Breaking the chain of hepatitis C transmission in the Rohingya refugee camps
July 30, 2025I refer to Hepatitis C as a 'silent killer' because, in many cases, it presents with no obvious signs or symptoms. People can be infected for years, even decades, without knowing it. Dr Fatema Ferdousee Medical Team Leader I'm Dr....
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Bangladesh: MSF launches a large hepatitis C “test and treat” campaign amid critical lack of treatment options
May 24, 2025Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh – 22 May 2025 – To address concerningly high levels of hepatitis C in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, 30,000 people will receive care by the end of 2026 as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)...
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Bangladesh: MSF calls for unhindered access to humanitarian assistance, care and protection for all Rohingya refugees
November 19, 2024November 18, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh – Since the beginning of the year Rohingya refugees have been arriving in Bangladesh after escaping escalating violence in Myanmar They now face immense challenges, including overcrowding, lack of access to essential services and deteriorating...
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