Project profile — Health and Education in Cox's Bazar

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) inclusive, efficient and equitable provision of essential health, nutrition and population services that meet the different needs of the displaced Rohingya population, particularly women and girls; and (2) increased provision of access to equitable learning opportunities in a safe environment for approximately 300,000 displaced Rohingya children and youth aged 3-24 years, with a focus on young women, adolescent girls and young girls.

Results achieved by the World Bank and implementing partners supported by Canada and other international donors as of December 2021 include: (1) established 98 health, nutrition and population (HNP) facilities to provide sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar (CXB) district; (2) reached 288,656 pregnant women and lactating mothers with social and behaviour change interventions about infant and young child feeding, prenatal and infant care, and family planning; (3) up to 32,000 Rohingya births took place in the project’s HNP facilities; (4) 408,532 Rohingya women and adolescent girls received information on SRH and gender-based violence through women-friendly services; (5) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the project supported the strengthening of infection prevention and control measures, including triage, early detection, isolation, and case management in Rohingya refugee camps; (6) a 200-bed isolation and treatment unit was set up, along with mini laboratories and radiological investigation facilities; (7) 350,000 Rohingya refugees received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while about 250,000 received their second one; (8) the education component of the project established 1,331 Learning Centers (LCs) for Rohingya refugee children and adolescents in CXB camps; (9) 112,000 [54,880 girls; 57,120 boys] Rohingya learners had access to equitable informal education; (10) enrolled 1,305 children with disabilities in informal education in LCs supported by the project; (11) recruited and trained 3,000 teachers (2,860 women; 140 men) from host communities to support learning in refugee camps. The teachers received special training on home-based learning and mental health psychosocial support guidelines to further facilitate continued education for Rohingya learners during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (12) Up to 93,229 Rohingya children (50% girls) received packages supporting distance learning with caregiver assistance.