Japan and UNHCR Support Improvement of Access to Health Care for Forcibly Displaced People from Myanmar and Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar District（22 December 2021）
2022/1/12
On 15 December, 2021, the Government of Japan and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) signed an agreement to provide approximately US$ 4.4 million to support the improvement of healthcare for “Rohingya” and Bangladeshi host communities and in Cox’s Bazar.
“Rohingya” population and host communities in Cox's Bazar has been faced with challenges in ensuring access to healthcare, nutrition and medical services. The pandemic has compounded existing health needs in the extremely congested camps, with limited water and sanitation services, and saturated health facilities. The three-year-project will support the construction of new in-patient facilities in Ukhiya Specialized Hospital to facilitate access to specialized care, same-day surgeries and other services scarcely available in the District, including assistance to mental health and psychosocial support. It will also support the renovation and maintenance of 39 healthcare and nutrition facilities in the “Rohingya” refugee camps and allow for the provision of critical medical supplies, equipment and medicines to both refugees and Bangladeshis.
Japan will continue to support the host countries and host communities in accordance with the principle of “burden- and responsibility-sharing” in the Global Compact on Refugees.
* The Global Compact on Refugees
https://www.unhcr.org/the-global-compact-on-refugees.html
“Rohingya” population and host communities in Cox's Bazar has been faced with challenges in ensuring access to healthcare, nutrition and medical services. The pandemic has compounded existing health needs in the extremely congested camps, with limited water and sanitation services, and saturated health facilities. The three-year-project will support the construction of new in-patient facilities in Ukhiya Specialized Hospital to facilitate access to specialized care, same-day surgeries and other services scarcely available in the District, including assistance to mental health and psychosocial support. It will also support the renovation and maintenance of 39 healthcare and nutrition facilities in the “Rohingya” refugee camps and allow for the provision of critical medical supplies, equipment and medicines to both refugees and Bangladeshis.
Japan will continue to support the host countries and host communities in accordance with the principle of “burden- and responsibility-sharing” in the Global Compact on Refugees.
* The Global Compact on Refugees
https://www.unhcr.org/the-global-compact-on-refugees.html