Medical Clinic Project, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, for Rohingya Refugees

Bangladesh Healthcare Clinic
Health Clinic: Rohingya Refugee Camp 17, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

The project goal was to provide emergency health care services for Rohingya refugees and surrounding host communities with a special concentration on maternal and newborn child health.

Over 50% of the newly arrived Rohingya in Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, were women and girls; 15-20% of whom were pregnant and lactating. Medical and health facilities established for the refugees were previously located far away with inadequate maternal, reproductive, and child healthcare. The goals for this project included:

  1. Reduce maternal and infant mortality rates;
  2. Improve services for mothers and their newborns, sexual and reproductive health care; and
  3. Train local Rohingya on primary preventive healthcare and midwifery

The Unforgotten partnered with Global One who initiated a project focusing on women health needs for the Rohingya Refugees.

Health Clinic - Bangladesh

  • Project Cost: $50,456 USD of which The Unforgotten funded $24,000 and Global One funded $26,456. The Unforgotten also covered half the yearly expenses as well as ambulatory services.
  • Number of Beneficiaries: 100 to 150 patients per day (6000+ population served)
  • Initial site visit: September 2019.
  • Project Timeline: Started October 2019, completion of build in October 2020. The Unforgotten continued to fund the facility and an ambulance service until November 2022 when the camp began consolidating health facilities for better management and treatment of patients.

Please watch this video by Global One to learn more about the health clinic.