Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh to save the life from the torture of Myanmar army, are at extreme health risk. They are in danger to get infected with HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis, measles, polio, cholera, diarrhea, and many unknown diseases and microbes. For this reason, the government of Bangladesh has already started vaccination and treatment to prevent these diseases.
19 HIV positive Rohingyas have already been identified in Ukhia and Teknaf Rohingya camps. They are being treated separately in different hospitals including Cox's Bazar and Chittagong, though one of them has died recently.
Government and other non-government organizations are stepped forward to think about health risks and to provide medical care to the endangered people. Medical camps have been developed in different Rohingya camps. Rohingyas are taking medical treatment in these medical camps. Vaccinations and treatment are provided to prevent measles, tuberculosis, polio, cholera, and diarrhea. Around 10 lakhs Rohingyas have been taken under the vaccination program to prevent cholera from Oct 10, 2017.
Rohingyas are getting treatments in the medical centers in Kutupalong Rohingya camp, Ukhia. Thousands of Rohingyas are going to the vaccine campaign to take the vaccine organized by the Bangladesh government as it wants to prevent cholera and reduce the risk of death. They said that they are taking the vaccine for the first time in their entire life and most surprisingly in Bangladesh.
Cox's Bazar Civil Surgeon Dr. Abdus Salam, said, "In the meantime, we have provided, vaccinations and treatment of diseases like measles, polio, tuberculosis among the Rohingyas. Up to 200,000 Rohingya children have been vaccinated. Apart from this, sanitation, drinking water supply has been ensured. '