Rohingya Medics Organisation

Rohingya Medics

Our vision is to provide sustainable and quality medical care and facilitate easy health care access to Rohingya and other world's marginalised communities.

  1. 05/29/2021

    Anger and it's Management in Rohingya language.

    Anger and it's Management Anger is an emotional state of reaction, and every human being very often experiences it and its effects inevitably. Uncontrolled Anger can result in multiple somatic(physical), psychological disturbances and acute and chronic diseases as well. It can have severe and debilitating side effects on your loved ones, relationships and atmosphere of both home and workplace. There are many causes triggering anger. Some are due to physical stimulations such as external loud noises, tingling, heart palpitations or tightening of the chest, increased blood pressure, headaches, pressure in the head or sinus cavities and fatigue.  Mental factors such as insomnia, anxiety, depression etc.  Other factors include financial and relationship instabilities, over burden of responsibilities, unmet expectations and how an individual was raised as a child.  Research have shown the direct effects on the behaviour of a child and later as an adult of his/her parents' relationship between themselves and the child. Anger will explode regardless of how hard we try to tamp it down. The true goal of anger management is not to suppress feelings of anger, but rather to understand the cause behind the emotion and express it in a healthy way without letting it get out of control. Daily issues and continuous stress factors are not limited to our people, Rohingya. Therefore, it is important to understand anger, recognize the triggering factors and how to cope and manage them. There are many strategic approaches to control one's anger.  Behavioural techniques and cognitive restructuring techniques are found to be effective methods in controlling anger reaction if practiced properly and systematically. Learning to control your anger and express it appropriately will help you build better relationships, achieve your goals; and lead a healthier and more satisfying life.

  2. 02/24/2021

    PREVENTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

    PREVENTING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE Child abuse is a serious psychological and social concern and is common worldwide. Child abuse occurs in all forms of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect or negligent treatment and merciless exploitation resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health (psychological, emotional, and mental), safety, survival, development, and dignity in context of the relationship of responsibility to oneself and others, inter-relationships, social norms, trust, and commitment. Sexual abuse in children is a hideous criminal offence and this form of child abuse includes sexual relationship with a minor. Sexual abuse in children does not need to include physical contact between a perpetrator and a child. Sexual abuse among children is not always easy to identify or establish as fear is instilled in the victims of grave consequences. The perpetrator could be someone you have known a long time and trust, which may make it even harder to come into notice. As many as 93 % of victims under the age of 18 know the abuser. Physical signs can be bleeding or swelling in genital/perineal areas; bloody, torn, or stained undergarments and difficulty walking or sitting. Urinary incontinence, painful urination and defecation are among other most common presenting complaints. Frequent urinary infections are mostly diagnosed in the victims. Behavioural signs can be developing phobias and exhibiting signs of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, expressions of suicidal thoughts, especially in adolescents. The victims have trouble in school, such as lack of concentration, absences, drops in grades and inability to build lasting friendships. They also suffer from nightmares or bed-wetting. The children return to regressive behaviours such as thumb sucking, self-harm, overly protective for their siblings and assume a caretaker role. They also shrink away or seem threatened by physical contact. Inappropriate sexual knowledge adds more stress to their abuse. The abuse has been linked to changes in the victims’ mental and behavioural development throughout their lives, putting them at risk of engaging in potentially dangerous behaviour in the future. We all have an instrumental role to protect our innocent children from these perpetrators and preventing further harm to the abused children. Provision of further ongoing support and education to their individual families must not be forgotten. Rohingya Medics Organisation

  3. 02/01/2021

    Ringworm/ Tinea Skin Infection,from basics to beyond basic information.

    “Rising number of fungal skin infection cases among Rohingya refugee population in Cox Bazar,Bangladesh” Following reports of recent increase in the prevalence of fungal skin infections among Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazar, Rohingya Medics Organisation as promised has come up with a detailed discussion with Rohingya Medics Organisation´s Dermatologist Dr. Ruksana on this infectious and contagious disease. Overcrowded camps, inadequate supplies of clean water and lack of sanitary conditions play a crucially important role in spreading of the disease as it is transmittable in nature. Untreated and long-standing chronic conditions as well as chronic malnutrition along with certain vitamin and mineral deficiencies also add to the decreased immunity making them extremely vulnerable to this particular infectious skin condition. Rohingya Medics Organisation makes their best attempt considering the skin diseases and infections suffered by the Rohingya refugees to provide from basic to advance information as part of our preventive public health education project. We strongly believe that Rohingya people suffering from fungal infections affecting different parts of the body will benefit enormously. The probability is extremely high that skin infections like Ringworm/Tinea and many other skin conditions caused by dermatophytes will continue to be a massive problem in these Rohingya refugees taking shelter in the largest and most crowded refugee camp in the world. We recommend that Bangladesh`s Health Ministry and international medical NGOs and other affiliated partners involved in providing health care to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh take this very matter seriously and find an immediate solution. Screening programs might be one quick approach for an early detection and control of this condition among Rohingya refugees in such camps. Disclaimer: Rohingya Medics Organisation has used some relevant photographs/videos from the camps with patients' informed consent.

    Ringworm/ Tinea Skin Infection,from basics to beyond basic information.

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Our vision is to provide sustainable and quality medical care and facilitate easy health care access to Rohingya and other world's marginalised communities.