humanitarian programme in cox’s
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What you need to know today
HUMANITARIAN
PROGRAMME IN
COX’S
BAZAR
ACTIVITY UPDATE: 6 January 2018
• A total of 655,000 forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since 25 August (Source:
ISCG report, 31 December)
• BRAC's total coverage (based on sanitation) is 638,600 people with installation of 15,965 latrines (16 today).
BRAC ensures access to safe water for 416,836 people through 1,265 shallow tube wells, 83 deep tube wells
and three ring wells. 4,153 bathing cubicles were set up (19 today) especially for women and adolescent
girls. A total of 5,415 latrines have been de-sludged (232 today) and made functional for reusing. 839latrines
have been decommissioned. A total of 43,773 hygiene sessions have been conducted (713 today).
• 716,108 patients (7,673 today) were provided with primary health care services through BRAC’s 10 primary
health care centres and 50 satellite clinics. BRAC has identified 9,010 pregnant women and helped to deliver
465 babies so far (6 today). 88,991 cases of acute respiratory infections (1,252 today) have been diagnosed
and treated. BRAC has provided 36,873 sachets of micronutrient powder (205 today) to help improve
nutrition intake among children.
• BRAC assisted the government in immunising 166,247 children during the campaign against diphtheria.
BRAC's Health workers helped identify 478 potential diphtheria cases and referred for further evaluation and
management. Also, the health workers undertook the task of contact tracing for the diphtheria cases and
chemoprophylaxis to more than 260 FDMN patients. 279 health workers and 1,129 program staff have been
trained to handle diphtheria cases, and accordingly educated 32,215 people in the camps on diphtheria (1,671
today).
• 214,407 blankets and 251,371 sets of clothes have been distributed; especially for the protection of children
and elderly people against cold weather.
• Some 37,955 children received recreational support (18,569 today) through 215 child friendly spaces (CFS).
• 21,000 children have access (18,952 today) to 200 learning centres and 398 teachers have been assigned to
guide them.
• 61,711 household visits to disseminate life saving messages have been completed (7,423 today) by
community mobilisation volunteers. So far, orientation training of 800 volunteers and 107 staff has been
completed.
6,352 6,569 6,591
1,520
7,673
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
2-Jan 3-Jan 4-Jan 5-Jan 6-Jan
Number of patients treated, daily
Threat of deforestation:
Prices of firewood being sold at the makeshift settlement has
decreased adjusting to the FDMNs' affordability; especially
during the cold weather. This imposes that deforestation and
further environmental degradation will continue to be seen.
Booming population:
Aid agencies have raised that approximately 50,000 babies are
to be born in FDMN families during 2018. This will further
aggravate the humanitarian crisis as the population already lives
in overcrowded settlements amid limited access to insufficient
food, water, sanitation, health facilities and risk of diseases.
KEY CHALLENGES
Shelter materials, such as high-quality tarpaulins; cold
weather items, including blankets, floor mats, clothes for new
born baby; fuel for stoves; water storage containers; and
solar/flash lights.
WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED MOST?
BRAC is coordinating with other organistions and
Camp in Charge from government (RRRC) to improve
the overall communication among actors for site
management. The aim is to ensure that all actors
participate to coordinate and avoid duplications of the
activities. Coordination tools are under design to
enhance the gathering and dissemination of
information between the designated partners.
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ESTIMATED TOTAL
REQUIREMENT
for six months
$ 19.8
million
$ 2.6
Million
Remaining
assistance
required
$ 17.2
Million
committed so far
PARTNERS
• Government of Bangladesh
• Global Fund to fight AIDS,
Tuberculosis and Malaria
• International Organization for
Migration (IOM)
• World Food Programme (WFP)
Join the world’s biggest family.
Many thanks to friends from around the world
for over $480,000 in individual donations.
BRAC has also dedicated some of its own
funds to contribute to this response.
PEOPLE URGENTLY NEED
YOUR HELP, TODAY.
While we have already reached over
600,000 new arrivals with at least one
critical service, we need your
support to keep going.
For more information please contact:
OPERATIONS
Khaled Morshed
+88 01730321717
PROGRAMME
Mohammed Abdus Salam
+880 1709647506
PARTNERSHIP
Iffat Nawaz
+88 01708812649