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Coronavirus & what Rohingya refugees need to know
Podcast with Dr Hla Kyaw Khubybe
News of the coronavirus or COVID-19 has dominated headlines throughout the world. Yet in the Rohingya refugee camps of Bangladesh, with internet access barred because of a recent government order, knowledge and information about the virus is very limited. The camps are located in south eastern Bangladesh, a district with fragile public health care facilities. The camps are also overcrowded, and lack proper sanitation and decent healthcare facilities. COVID-19 therefore represents a real risk to the refugee population.
There are as yet no confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government has taken certain measures including setting up coronavirus sample collection points in all 64 districts and 29 ports of entry. Additionally, Bangladesh is not issuing “on arrival” visas to Chinese nationals. However it has not banned entry to foreign nationals who have visited China. Bangladesh also, to its credit, accepted the return of 325 Bangladeshi workers from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicentre of the disease.
According to this Arab News report “Hundreds of health workers in the camp area are receiving training to improve disease outbreak detection and prevention. Isolation wards have also been set up.”
We talked to Dr Hla Kyaw Khubybe, a Netherlands-based Rohingya physician and Chair of the European Rohingya Council. We asked him what the disease is and what refugees in the camps should know and try to do about it.
Read more HERE
Mirza Galib is the presenter. Dr Hla Khubybe was interviewed by Shafiur Rahman. This podcast will be available on Youtube and various Rohingya whatsapp groups.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rohingya.substack.com
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By Shafiur RahmanPodcast with Dr Hla Kyaw Khubybe
News of the coronavirus or COVID-19 has dominated headlines throughout the world. Yet in the Rohingya refugee camps of Bangladesh, with internet access barred because of a recent government order, knowledge and information about the virus is very limited. The camps are located in south eastern Bangladesh, a district with fragile public health care facilities. The camps are also overcrowded, and lack proper sanitation and decent healthcare facilities. COVID-19 therefore represents a real risk to the refugee population.
There are as yet no confirmed cases of COVID-19 within Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government has taken certain measures including setting up coronavirus sample collection points in all 64 districts and 29 ports of entry. Additionally, Bangladesh is not issuing “on arrival” visas to Chinese nationals. However it has not banned entry to foreign nationals who have visited China. Bangladesh also, to its credit, accepted the return of 325 Bangladeshi workers from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicentre of the disease.
According to this Arab News report “Hundreds of health workers in the camp area are receiving training to improve disease outbreak detection and prevention. Isolation wards have also been set up.”
We talked to Dr Hla Kyaw Khubybe, a Netherlands-based Rohingya physician and Chair of the European Rohingya Council. We asked him what the disease is and what refugees in the camps should know and try to do about it.
Read more HERE
Mirza Galib is the presenter. Dr Hla Khubybe was interviewed by Shafiur Rahman. This podcast will be available on Youtube and various Rohingya whatsapp groups.
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rohingya.substack.com