In addition to natural disasters, there is the man made crisis of the 900,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing the genocide taking place in Myanmar. The Rohingya refugees live in the world’s largest and most densely populated refugee camp, Cox’s Bazar in Kutupalong.

Most of them have gathered in makeshift or spontaneous settlements. Poor nutrition, communicable diseases (including vaccine-preventable and water-borne diseases), injuries and other concerns such as mental health provide immense public health challenges. More than half of the refugees are children and they all speak about witnessing unspeakable violence. They continue to live in terrible situations without access to sufficient food, water, healthcare or education.