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Rohingyas in Bangladesh: Unwanted and homeless on a small stretch of marshland In April 2006, an MSF survey revealed high mortality rates and increased malnutrition levels among small children in a makeshift camp near the town of Teknaf, in the southeastern tip of Bangladesh. The camp is home to more than 5,000 Rohingya refugees ethnic Muslims who fled neighboring Myanmar, where they are subjected to widespread repression in various forms. The camp is a squalid and crowded stretch of land where people live packed into shelters constructed from wood and small pieces of plastic. MSF has set up a small clinic and provides basic health and maternal care to the population in the camp and surrounding area. Malnourished children are enrolled in an outpatient nutrition program. An MSF technician improves the water quality and hygiene conditions in the camp; plastic sheeting and much-needed mosquito nets are also distributed.
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