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

Overview

This report provides a consolidated overview of WHO’s response to the Rohingya emergency in Cox’s Bazar in February 2026. It highlights coordination, surveillance, immunization, emergency preparedness, laboratory services, and operational achievements, emphasizing efforts to maintain service continuity, strengthen outbreak preparedness, and respond to evolving health needs among refugee and host communities.

Coordination and Leadership

The Health Sector assessed readiness for integrating health and nutrition services at the Primary Health Care (PHC) level. Of 46 PHC facilities, 42 participated, and 25 (60%) reported readiness to implement the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP), Targeted Supplementary Feeding Programme (TSFP), and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) services by 1 April 2026.

Monthly Health Sector meetings were held at Cox’s Bazar level and across 33 camps, providing updates on funding, disease surveillance, immunization, sexual and reproductive health, mental health, and emergency preparedness.

All Health Sector information management products and live dashboards (4W, HeRAMS, and training calendars) are accessible at: https://rohingyaresponse.org/sectors/coxs-bazar/health/

WHO continued efforts to promote a respectful and safe workplace. Online Prevention and Response to Sexual Misconduct (PRS) orientation and refresher sessions were conducted for WHO district, country and sub-office staff who missed the 2025 training, reaching 174 participants. Additional staff consultations are planned from April 2026 to strengthen awareness and accountability.

WHO also supported the mainstreaming of Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies (GBViE) and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH) in the Rohingya response. In February 2026, two field visits assessed readiness of health facilities providing clinical management of sexual assault and intimate partner violence. WHO further supported the cascading PSEAH training for Health Sector community volunteers, building on 141 master trainers trained in 2025, with sessions now underway across camps, including Camp 4 Extension.