Racing to prevent cholera in Rohingya refugee camps

Author(s)
Reilly, H.
Pages
2pp
Date published
09 Oct 2017
Type
Websites
Keywords
Conflict, violence & peace, Refugee Camps, Health
Countries
Myanmar, Bangladesh

A humanitarian crisis of near biblical proportions. Since 25 August, 515,000 Rohingya have crossed from Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh. They tell stories of villages being burned, family members being executed, children killed, women raped.

It’s truly a children’s emergency. A staggering 60% of new arrivals are children and 30% are children under 5 years old. Children who’ve not only witnessed unspeakable violence but risked their lives on exhausting journeys by foot through jungles and over mountains, and some across treacherous rivers and seas in flimsy boats.