Webclip – 4 years Rohingya – August 2021 – Bangladesh – EN

TEXT:

It has been 4 years since
hundreds of thousands
of Rohingya refugees
arrived to Bangladesh

Their situation
keeps deteriorating

Sandra Zanotti
Mental health activity manager

SUBS:
What we are seeing is

that they are not talking anymore
about what happened.

They are not talking about the trauma
that happened in the past.

We are not hearing anymore
the situation of a flashback,

of remembering the traumatic event.

They are talking to us about
their present living conditions

and their present situation
that is affecting them,

that is causing them stress,

that is causing them anxiety,

causing depressive-like symptoms.

TEXT:

Humayra
Refugee in Bangladesh since 2017

SUBS:

I am having trouble with getting food.
Also with movements.

Life was better back home.

We had animals and
a well-constructed house.

We could move freely.

TEXT:
Manowara
Refugee in Bangladesh since 2017

SUBS:

Getting treatment is a problem.

My husband cannot work,
he is constantly in pain.

We looked for treatment in many places,
but nothing worked.

I don’t have money, I can’t get better treatment.

My kids are also suffering a lot,
they hardly eat.


With the COVID-19 lockdown
and the COVID restrictions,

sometimes there is a week,
or two weeks,

when they are not able to come at all.

So you try to plan in advance.

But of course the problem is that
if you’re not able to come before,

to manage to get the medication,

if you are not in the camps,

where you have the volunteers
that can help you,


with the follow-ups,

it happens that (some patients)
interrumpt medication.

TEXT:

Kutupalong Hospital

Marwen Fakhfakh
Medical activity manager

SUBS:

The services available here in the camp

are primary healthcare centres,
secondary health centres...

The secondary health centres are
much fewer

and very few of them
have surgical capacities.

In order to deal with complicated cases
that we can’t treat here,

we opt for referrals to either private
or government hospitals.

The closest one is
about two hours’ drive.

The most advanced one
is a seven hours’ drive from here.

The main wish that we hear is

“when are we going
to go back to Myanmarˮ?

“I am tired of this, I want to go home,

I don’t want to keep adapting
to this situation,

I just want to go.ˮ

TEXT:
Tuyoba
Refugee and traditional birth attendant

SUBS:

We fled Myanmar because
of the hatred against us.

If the government there could guarantee
a safe return to our homeland,

we would definitely go back.
But if they cannot, how can we do it?

That’s not in their power either.

Because they want to go back
but of course

if the appropriate rights
and safety are guaranteed.

Until that is guaranteed
they won’t do it.

And it doesn’t depend on them either.

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