“We have witnessed firsthand how inadequate emergency care can lead to preventable death in the Rohingya camps and host communities,” said Monowara Gani, CEO at Doctors Worldwide UK. Since emergency health care is a developing field in Bangladesh, a systematic approach is needed. The specialists teach IOM and partner health care workers appropriate ways of addressing a variety of critical illnesses.ĭue to the sprawl of Rohingya refugee camps, many emergency cases arrive in Primary Health Care Centres, facilities which are often not prepared to receive them, in terms of equipment, training and protocols. The programme deploys medical experts who specialize in emergency medicine, primary care, infectious diseases, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology. Supported by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the DICE programme aims to strengthen the quality of care provided at the emergency care level, particularly within 24/7 primary care facilities acting as first responders in acute cases and emergencies.
This week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UK-based medical charity Doctors Worldwide concluded “Doctors Worldwide Improving Care in Health Emergencies” (DICE), a nine-month programme hosting 60 medical practitioners in 10 Cox’s Bazar health facilities. Cox’s Bazar – Health emergencies take place daily in Cox’s Bazar district and nearby refugee camps, affecting people of all ages and spanning all types of injuries and infections, heart attacks and strokes, pregnancy-related complications and chronic diseases.