Project Title: Essential Humanitarian Assistance to Rohingya Refugees and Adjacent Host Communities in Cox’s Bazar Through Inclusive Health, Education and Child Protection Interventions

Coverage of Areas: Camp 21 of Whykhonng, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh ​ 

Facilities:    Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Code-605 at Camp 21. 

Donor: ECHO

Supported by: Save the Children International (SCI), Bangladesh

 Duration: MR-3 & MR-4, 36 Months (1 June 2023 to 31 May 2026)

 Population focus: Under 5 Children, Adolescent boys and girls, Pregnant Women, Lactating Mothers and PWD.

Project Background: The ECHO HIP 2023 Project is an ongoing initiative designed to enhance healthcare access and deliver essential medical services through health facilities under PHCC. The project aims to improve the quality and reach of healthcare services for the Rohingya population through skilled health providers. Since May 2024, Partners in Health and Development (PHD) has been implementing maternity and outreach activities under this project. In March 2025, Save the Children International handed over the operation of outpatient department (OPD) services to PHD, and inpatient department (IPD) services have been operational since June 2025 at the Primary Healthcare Center (PHC), Camp 21. This PHC is scheduled to be upgraded into a Field Hospital from 20 January 2026, named the Child and Maternal Hospital, where PHD will operate OPD, IPD, and outreach activities, including laboratory services.

Objective: The project aims to ensure the delivery of safe, accessible, accountable, and participatory humanitarian health assistance while improving beneficiary satisfaction with services provided at the PHCC in Camp 21.

Expected Outcomes and Outputs:

  1. Outcome-01: Beneficiaries reporting that humanitarian assistance is delivered in a safe, accessible, accountable and participatory manner.
  2. Outcome-02: Target program participants who are satisfied with the services provided at the PHCC in Camp 21.

Outputs

  1. Primary health care consultations including Nutrition Interventions (OPD, IPD, RH, IYCF, EPI).
  2. Children who received community-based treatment for malaria, diarrhoea and/or acute respiratory infections.
  3. Number of Mental Health Consultation
  4. SGBV victims receiving assistance in less than 72 hours.
  5. Number of Mental Health Consultation
  6. Program participants who received modern methods of family planning services.
  7. Program participants referred by CHWs for OPD, SRH, IYCF-E, MHPSS consultations and EPI from community to health facilities.
  8. Program participants that received diagnostic services from the lab facility.
  9. Infants and mother at risk (in pairs) enrolled after screening for Community Management of At-risk Mothers and Infants (CMAMI) services from the health facility.
  10. Program participants that received rehabilitation service through one-to-one sessions.

Key Interventions:

  • Provision of comprehensive primary health care services, including OPD, IPD, Reproductive Health, Nutrition, IYCF-E, and EPI at the PHCC.
  • Delivery of survivor-centered SGBV response services ensuring access to essential assistance within 72 hours.
  • Provision of sexual and reproductive health services, including counseling and modern family planning methods.
  • Provision of diagnostic and laboratory services to support early detection and appropriate case management.
  • Screening, identification, and enrollment of at-risk mothers and infants into CMAMI services.
  • Delivery of individualized rehabilitation services through one-to-one sessions.
  • Conducting safe and medically supervised circumcision services for children, ensuring proper hygiene, pre and post-procedure counseling, and follow-up care.
  • Strengthening community outreach and referral systems through trained CHWs for OPD, SRH, IYCF-E, MHPSS, and EPI services for changing health behavior seeking.
  • Dedicated SAM Corner for Screening, Referral, and Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition.
  • Community-based interventions including day observation, household visits, meetings with community leaders (Majhi and Imam), pregnant mothers’ meetings, mother-to-mother support group sessions, Disability Support Committee (DSC) meetings, and adolescent group sessions for boys and girls to promote health awareness, inclusion and referral.