What you need to know today

NEW AND IMPROVED ACTIVITIES

HUMANITARIAN

RESPONSE IN

COX’S

BAZAR

ACTIVITY UPDATE:

02 December 2017

• A total of 625,000 forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since 25 August

(Source: ISCG report, 30 November)

• BRAC's total coverage (based on sanitation) is 494,560 people with installation of 12,364 latrines (151

today). BRAC ensures access to safe water for 303,620 people through 1,145 shallow tube wells, 18

deep tube wells and three ring wells. 2,268 bathing cubicles were set up (88 today); especially for women

and adolescent girls.

• A total of 1,299 latrines have been de-sludged (61 today) and made functional for reusing and 525

latrines have been decommissioned.

• BRAC's 10 primary health centers and 50 satellite clinics have provided 500,705 services (8,450 patients

today). 59,439 cases of pneumonia (912 today) and 64,201 cases of diarrhoea have been treated (961

today). BRAC has tested 11,370 people for tuberculosis, and initiated treatment for the 147 cases it

identified. BRAC has helped to deliver 252 babies so far and six of them were born today.

• 36,574 sacks of briquettes have been distributed as alternative fuel source.

• 183,027 blankets and 152,354 sets of children’s cloths have been distributed for protection against cold.

• Some 31,112 children received recreational support through 200 child friendly spaces (CFS) and

387,263 children received high energy biscuits.

• A total of 3,488 trees have been planted (250 today) in makeshift settlements and host community to

contribute to afforestation. 13,253 households have received vegetable seeds (4,172 households today)

both in the settlements and host community to boost their food security.

771

912

1,326

500

600

700

800

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,300

1,400

28-Nov 30-Nov 2-Dec

Patients treated for pneumonia ,daily

1,482

1,633

1,837

1,200

1,300

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,900

28-Nov 30-Nov 2-Dec

Patients treated for fever, daily

Child marriage:

Child marriage is a concern and early marriage is expected to increase as the

dowry becomes a means to cope with food and resource scarcity. Under-aged

adolescents girls are being married off in order to secure ration cards and other

facilities by creating new households with separate food quotas.

Prevalence of anemia:

There is high prevalence of anemia among the adolescent girls due to iron-

deficiency. Distribution of monthly iron supplements is to be expanded along with

other nutrition activities in order to address high malnutrition issues among children

and adolescents.

Lighting in the camp at night:

After sunset, the camps become quite dark. Aside from a few solar-powered lamps

that were donated by several agencies during the initial emergency onset, the lack

of lighting ripples into issues of protection, access to emergency healthcare and

latrines

KEY CHALLENGES

Shelter materials, such as high-quality tarpaulins; cold weather items,

including blankets, floor mats, clothes for new born baby; fuel for

stoves; water storage containers; and solar/flash lights.

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• Supported by UNICEF, BRAC will be setting up 15

new temporary learning centers in new areas.

• BRAC, along with UNHCR and other partners

,participated in a day long workshop focused on

comprehensive processes of proposal writing,

planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation

and grant management.

ESTIMATED TOTAL

REQUIREMENT

for six months

$ 19.8

million

Remaining assistance

required $ 4.3

million

$ 15.5

million

PARTNERS

• Government of Bangladesh

• Global Fund to fight AIDS,

Tuberculosis and Malaria

• International Organization for

Migration (IOM)

• World Food Programme (WFP)

Join the world’s biggest family.

Many thanks to friends from around the world

for over $480,000 in individual donations.

BRAC has also dedicated some of its own

funds to contribute to this response.

PEOPLE URGENTLY NEED

YOUR HELP, TODAY.

While we have already reached over

500,000 new arrivals with at least one

critical service, we need your

support to keep going.

For more information please contact:

OPERATIONS

Bithun Mazid

bithun.mazid@brac.net

+88 01755 692016

MEDIA

Iffat Nawaz

iffat.nawaz@brac.net

+88 01708812649

PARTNERSHIP

Asif Kashem

asif.mk@brac.net

+88 01741 467033

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