Investigating the resilience of refugee camps to COVID-19: A case of Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh.
| Autor: | Akter S; Lecturer, Architecture Department, Premier University, Chittagong, Bangladesh., Dhar TK; Professor, Architecture Discipline Khulna University, Khulna Bangladesh., Rahman AIA; Project Manager, WASH, Action Aid Bangladesh, Cox's bazar, Bangladesh., Uddin MK; Civil Engineer, Volume 11, 20/c Amirbag, Mehedibag, Chittagong, Bangladesh. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of migration and health [J Migr Health] 2021 Jun 25; Vol. 4, pp. 100052. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 25 (Print Publication: 2021). |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jmh.2021.100052 |
| Abstrakt: | Bangladesh Rohingya camps have hosted 65,000 refugees fled from Myanmar only since 2017. Their compromised living environment and limited physical and socioeconomic facilities make them highly sensitive to COVID-19. The Government of Bangladesh and international aid agencies have applied WHO's IPC (Infection, Prevention, and Control) guidelines to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 outbreaks and enhance their resilience. However, Rohingyas often disregard these guidelines or become reluctant to follow them. Building on 10 in-depth interviews, 66 questionnaires, and observation, the study investigates the limitations and challenges of implementing these guidelines toward building community resilience. It assesses their resilience, focusingon Kutupalong camp, Cox's Bazar-one of the world's largest refugee camps. Findings reveal that Rohingya's past experience associated with their psychological trauma largely influences their current actions and demotivates them fromfollowing the health guidelines. Their deep mistrust of and disrespect to healthcare providers and aid agencies discourage them to follow the IPC. Also, insufficient built infrastructure and unhygienic living conditions, including improper WASH management, increase their risk to COVID-19. The study highlights a need for understanding their socio-psychological values and cultural narratives and recommends a set of guidelines for policymakers and aid agencies to build community resilience to COVID -19. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. (© 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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