WHO Cox’s Bazar: Rohingya emergency crisis - Situation Report: September 2025

To inform evidence-based public health planning and cholera preparedness, data collection for the 2025–26 Public Health Needs Assessment (PHNA) and Cholera Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey was successfully completed in mid-September 2025. The exercise engaged over 2,000 households and 300 healthcare workers, generating critical insights into community health needs, service accessibility, and system-level challenges. Data analysis and report preparation are currently underway, with results expected in the coming weeks.

To maintain coordination across health partners, the WHO-led Health Sector held its monthly coordination meetings in September 2025, including one at the Cox’s Bazar level, 33 at the camp level, and a Strategic Advisory Group (SAG) meeting. Partners discussed the overall health situation, the U.S. funding suspension, JRP 2025 updates, and progress in disease surveillance, EPI, SRH, community health, emergency preparedness, and mental health. Several technical working group meetings, including MHPSS, RCCE, SRH, EPI, and CHW, were also convened. These efforts, aligned with the Health Sector Strategic Objectives (SO) 1–3, reinforced WHO’s leadership in ensuring coordinated, evidence-based, and timely health responses across the Rohingya camps.