A descriptive study of Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) presenting for care at public health sector hospitals in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2017 hundreds of thousands of 'Rohingya' fled to camps for Forcefully Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Objective

To describe the FDMNs presenting for care at public health facilities in Bangladesh so as to understand the health problems faced by the FDMNs and the burden on these public health facilities.

Methods

This study combined a retrospective review of existing hospital and clinic data with prospective surveillance in government health care centres.

Findings

The retrospective data showed a 26% increase in the number of consultations at the Kutupalong community clinic, the primary health facility closest to the camps, from 19,567 in 2015 to 26,309 in 2019. There was a corresponding 11% increase in admissions to he

SUBMITTER: Rashid R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439211 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature