WHO Cox’s Bazar: Rohingya emergency crisis - Situation Report: April 2026

Overview

WHO supported disease surveillance, outbreak response, and continuity of essential health services for approximately 1.05 million refugees and host community members. Priority areas included measles response, emergency preparedness and immunization.

Coordination and Leadership

WHO, as Health Sector lead, maintained coordination across the response.

Key actions:

• Measles preparedness and Response Plan endorsed and shared
• Measles Taskforce established to coordinate response efforts
• 1 strategic Health Sector meeting, 33 camp-level meetings, and 1 SAG meeting convened.

Partners were updated on:

• Epidemiological trends
• Operational risks related to funding constraints
• Progress of the 2026 Joint Response Plan (JRP)

Health Sector information products (4W, HeRAMS, EWARS) remain accessible to partners:

https://rohingyaresponse.org/sectors/coxs-bazar/health/

Protection-Sensitive Programming

WHO, with the GBV Sub-Sector and Health Sector, strengthened health providers’ capacity to deliver quality care for survivors of gender-based violence across Rohingya camps and host communities.

• 179 health providers trained (164 female, 15 male) across 100 facilities
• Capacity strengthened in clinical management of rape (CMR) and IPV
• Health facility readiness improved for survivor-centred GBV care