WHO Cox’s Bazar: Rohingya emergency crisis - Situation Report: October 2024

The Health Sector completed the 2025 Public Health Needs Assessment (PHNA) in Rohingya Refugee Camps in October 2024. This assessment identified key health concerns, evaluated service accessibility and quality, and provided recommendations for improvement. Two questionnaires were used: one for Rohingya households (670 surveyed) and another for health service providers (268 healthcare workers and 25 NGOs surveyed).

A dissemination workshop on October 27, 2024, shared the findings with over 50 participants from 30 health sector partners. Key priorities include continuing primary healthcare services, managing NCDs, disease  control, expanding secondary healthcare, emergency preparedness, and enhancing community health services. Mental health and NCDs, especially hypertension among persons with disabilities, were highlighted as critical needs. NCDs and long-term health conditions were found in 40% of households. 

The assessment also noted medicine shortages, the need for medical devices, and accessibility challenges for persons with disabilities and the elderly. Recommendations emphasized sustaining primary and secondary healthcare, improving service quality, and strengthening community-based health approaches. 

Details can be found on the PHNA Dashboard: https://rohingyaresponse.org/sectors/coxsbazar/health/#assessments WHO and Health Sector Cox’s Bazar Information Management Unit (IMU) cleaned and analysed the PHNA 2025 data, shared the findings, and developed a dashboard based on these findings. This dashboard was disseminated to Health Sector partners and published on the Health Sector's official webpage: https://rohingyaresponse.org/sectors/coxs-bazar/health/#assessments