Medical and health risks associated with communicable diseases of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh 2017

•Urgent health emergency disaster risk management (H-EDRM) is needed in the camp setting.•Limitations in access to water and poor water quality, food poisoning, hepatitis A and E, and nutritional deficiencies are pending health risks.•Environmental health risks include fire, poor indoor air quality,...

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Published in:International journal of infectious diseases 2018-03, Vol.68, p.39-43
Main Authors: Chan, Emily Y.Y., Chiu, Cheuk Pong, Chan, Gloria K.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bangladesh
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Communicable Diseases - ethnology
Delivery of Health Care
Displaced camp
Food Supply
Health emergency and disaster risk management (H-EDRM)
Humans
Myanmar - ethnology
Refugee
Refugees
Risk Factors
Risk Management
Rohingya
Water
Water Pollution
Water Purification
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Summary:•Urgent health emergency disaster risk management (H-EDRM) is needed in the camp setting.•Limitations in access to water and poor water quality, food poisoning, hepatitis A and E, and nutritional deficiencies are pending health risks.•Environmental health risks include fire, poor indoor air quality, vector-borne diseases, injury, and floods.•There is a lack of non-food items to protect health, e.g., footwear, and to maintain dignity, e.g., female hygiene packs.•Portable medical documentation should be provided, e.g., immunization card and basic medical history summary card. Complex emergencies remain major threats to human well-being in the 21st century. More than 300000 Rohingya people from Myanmar, one of the most forgotten minorities globally, have fled to neighboring countries over the past decades. In the recent crisis, the sudden influx of Rohingya people over a 3-month period almost tripled the accumulated displaced population in Bangladesh. Using the Rohingya people in Bangladesh as a case context, this perspective article synthesizes evidence in the published literature regarding the possible key health risks associated with the five main health and survival supporting domains, namely water and sanitation, food and nutrition, shelter and non-food items, access to health services, and information, for the displaced living in camp settlements in Asia.
ISSN:1201-9712
1878-3511
DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2018.01.001