Diphtheria Outbreak in Refugee Camps

  Al Jazeera’s, Ashish Malhotra, reports the outbreak of diphtheria in the refugee camps of

 Bangladesh, and focuses on the influence of the current political climate in Myanmar upon the

 health and wellbeing of the Rohingya people. While discussing the living conditions of the

 Rohingya refugees within the camps, Malhotra mentions that a camp such as Cox’s bazar “is a

 densely populated site where sanitation and hygiene are often poor”, making those in refugee

 camps more susceptible to disease. Another factor that has played a role in the diphtheria

 outbreak within the Rohingya refugee population is the denial of diphtheria vaccinations to the

 Rohingya people in Myanmar, as a result of the current political climate. [116 words, 1 quote, 1

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 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/diphtheria-clinic-medics-struggle-treat-rohingya

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