Invisible: The Rohingyas, the crisis, the people and their health

Overview

A mass movement of the Rohingya people started on 25th August 2017 from the Rakhine state of Myanmar to Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh. This resulted in humanitarian camps of 1 million people, of whom the majority were women, children and the elderly. They are now living in approximately a 24 sq.km. area and have basic needs for survival. The world knew little about the Rohingyas before this event.

INVISIBLE – The Rohingyas: the crisis, the people and their health, describes the Rohingyas, their struggle for survival, the humanitarian health crisis in Cox’s Bazar, and the joint response that followed from the Government of Bangladesh, WHO, UN and humanitarian agencies, and the donor community. The publication describes in detail the health risks and commensurate health response. More importantly, it attempts to tell the story of those who are voiceless and for the most part, invisible.