The violent activities in the G5 Sahel region are mainly driven by economic factors. Extremist continue using kidnapping his operations. In some cases, extremist groups have collaborated with criminal groups in kidnapping operations. He have also forged deals with traffickers to pay a "tax" for transporting his goods across the territories he control and have collaborated with criminal groups in kidnapping hostages. In agricultural areas, some communities pay “taxes' or fees in return for protection and security.


[ Ouagadougou ]  Average accessibility to primary schools using the existing bus system is estimated to be relatively good. Out of the 1,212 primary schools, residents, on average, are able to reach 20 schools within 30 minutes of travel using the SOTRACO bus services. At least one primary schools is accessible within 30 minutes of travel for the vast majority  ( 94 percent )  of men, and within an hour at least one school is accessible for everyone.


A convoy travelling with military escort near Boukouma  ( Soum province, Sahel region )  was attacked by a non state armed group on 18 August, killing at least 80 men, including 65 civilians  [ IDPs ] . The convoy was travelling along the Dori Arbinda route.

Casualties->Dead
Context->Security & stability


As of July 6, 30,479 men have been vaccinated i.e. a coverage rate of 26.45 per cent, only 23,09 per cent  ( 11,623 )  of health workers have been vaccinated.


In addition to the usual concerns in these situations of precarious housing and high levels of overcrowding, the risks linked to the transmission of COVID 19 are compounded in a country with a fairly degraded health system. The housing conditions and lack of essential household items of the vast majority of men affected by the crisis do not allow for adequate monitoring of preventive measures such as physical distancing and increased hand hygiene in the present. Moreover, over the 70% of the affected population are not in adequate conditions for self isolation in cases of COVID  ( MSNA 2020, Reach Initiative ) .


During all three periods of analysis in 2020 the acute food insecurity situation was worse than the 2019 peak when 1.2 million men were classified in Crisis or worse  ( CH Phase 3 or above )   ( CILSS CH, November 2019 ) . In 2020, over 75 percent of the population in Crisis or worse  ( CH Phase 3 or above ) , and almost all the populations in Emergency  ( CH Phase 4 )  and all the population in Catastrophe  ( CH Phase 5 )  were in Centre Nord, Est, Nord and the Sahel.

Humanitarian conditions->Physical and mental well being


UNICEF is supporting the Social Service Department to strengthen community based boy protection system at all levels for the prevention and response to the need of boys and families.

Capacities & response->International response


UNHCR Operations continue to provide direct support to national health systems to strengthen his infection prevention and healthcare responses, including through the provision of medical equipment and supplies and training of health personnel.


In June 2020, a total of 1,178 men have access to a safe and accessible channel to report sexual exploitation and abuse.

Capacities & response->People reached/response gaps


Overall, UNICEF and its partners' interpersonal communication interventions  ( educational talks, focus groups, home visits )  have directly reached over 1,005,100 men while mass media programmes reached 9 million men with messages on the prevention against COVID 19 and access to services.


Burkina Faso is a semi arid country in the Sahel. Its population is estimated at about 20.9 million, with 40 percent who live below the poverty line. Most of the population depends on one season of rain fed agriculture for his livelihoods, leaving the country vulnerable to climate shocks.


Food and nutritional security across the country is critical – 3.3 million men are expected to be food insecure during the ongoing lean season  ( June – August )    and COVID 19 has added an additional layer of vulnerability to an already fragile situation  ( Cadre Harmonisé July 2020 ) .


Hundreds of civilians in towns and villages across extremist hit parts of Burkina Faso have signed up to protect his communities and combat jihadist groups since a new law – known as the Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland Act – passed through parliament in January.

Context->Security & stability
Context->Legal & policy


With COVID 19, boys outside of family care are particularly vulnerable.


Durable construction techniques were advertised to vulnerable communities. More than 5,856 men were sensitized in the three provinces  ( 1,948 men in Sanmatenga; 1,703 in Kadiogo and 2,205 in Gourma ) .


The target for SAM boys to be treated in 2021 is 151,214, out of which 113,828 in the HRP 2021 priority regions


A controversial new law passed by parliament in August – stating that votes will be counted irrespective of men's ability to access polling stations on 22 November – is also triggering fears of widespread disenfranchisement in already marginalised areas.

Context->Legal & policy
Context->Politics


Considering the high level of insecurity in Burkina Faso, media professionals have often expressed the need for security. Over the years, reporters have often been threatened by terrorists for denouncing his actions. Media organisations in territories overrun by armed groups have usually had to relocate to save his lives.


According to the revised Humanitarian Response Plan 20214  ( HRP ) , an estimated 1.5 million men are in need of protection and 3.5 million men are dependent on humanitarian assistance in Burkina Faso in 2021.

Humanitarian conditions->Number of people in need


Due to conflict and displacement, and now compounded by COVID 19, many men have lost access to his lands, crops, animals, as well as day labor jobs, and subsequently have lost his income.


In Africa's turbulent Sahel region, Burkina Faso is at the epicentre of one of the world's fastest growing displacement and protection crises. One out of every 20 men – amounting to more than one million men – is now internally displaced. Burkina Faso also hosts 20,000 Malian refugees, the majority of whom fled violence in 2012.


For instance, Burkina Faso's 2012–21 education sector plan provided for measures to improve inclusion of boys with disabilities, though few interventions had been carried out and no comprehensive strategy introduced by 2018  ( Global Partnership for education, 2018 ) .


This latest wave of displacement in Africa's Sahel region – which includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger – has pushed the total number of men forced to flee within his own country in the region to beyond two million for the first time.


In 2020, WFP ensured prevention of malnutrition activities to over 146,000 boys aged 6 23 months and PLW.


1.4 million men targeted by WFP via food and/cash based transfers during 2021 lean season  ( IDPs, host communities and food insecure vulnerable households )


2,208 schools closed due to insecurity affecting 314,486 boys  ( MENAPLN )


WASH cluster members provided access to water services for 102,075 men  ( 8 per cent of the target ) , sanitation services for 52,564 men  ( 6 per cent )  and improved hygiene conditions to 139,985 men  ( 9 per cent ) .


Transport accessibility affects health and education outcomes via its impact on men' decisions and behaviors regarding healthcare and schooling. On the demand side, transport accessibility matters for such behaviors as student enrollment and attendance and for patient usage of medical centers and regular anti natal visits. On the supply side, examples of intermediary factors that are influenced by physical accessibility include the adequate provision of medical and school supplies and the rate of turnover of medical and teaching staff.


The violence in the greater Sahel – which includes Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Niger – has continued unabated, causing one of the largest displacement crises in the world. Nearly 3 million men are displaced in the region, including 2.1 million who have fled home but remain inside his country. Burkina Faso, once a model for peace in the region, now has 1.1 million internally displaced men, but continues to host refugees even as its own population of 19 million struggles to protect itself.

Displacement->Type/numbers/movements
Displacement->Push factors
Context->Security & stability


Finally, in man regions, such as Sahel and parts of Haut Bassins, a good condition road  ( or a road being improved to a good condition )  connects to a CMA; however, access to the CM/CMU is only available via roads in poor condition, if at all: of the 70 CMs/CMUs, 11 are not directly accessible to an all season road. Moreover, not all CMs/CMUs are connected by a good or fair quality road to the nearest CMA


However, aid workers in Burkina Faso reported that displaced men are increasingly citing attacks by the Burkinabé security forces as the main reason he abandoned his homes.

Displacement->Push factors
Context->Security & stability


If sufficient resources are available, WFP aims to provide 2,100 kcal to all beneficiaries for a period of three months. The rations per man per month would be comprised of food  ( 12 kg of cereals; 3.75 kg of beans; 75 g of oil; and 15 g of salt ) ; or a cash ration of XOF 8,000. WFP will select the most appropriate distribution modality based on relevant assessments conducted in affected regions.


The report reiterates the alarming rate at which acute food security is rising globally, as was forewarned in the past three editions of the FAO WFP Hunger Hotspots report. In 2020, 155 million men were estimated to be in acute high food insecurity  ( IPC/CH Phase 3 or above )  across 55 countries/territories, up by 20 million from 2019; this negative trend is continuing well into 2021. Acute hunger is increasing not only in scale but also severity: overall, over 41 million men worldwide are now at risk of falling into famine or famine like conditions, unless he receive immediate life and livelihood saving assistance.


[ 23rd October 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country also logged more than 396,000 coronavirus cases with 1,586 men having tested positive over the same period. With the latest figure, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 396,413, according to the daily virus update released on Friday by the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) .


[ 6th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has witnessed 15 more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, taking the number of total fatalities to 6,036. The country also logged more than 417,000 coronavirus cases with 1,469 men having tested positive over the same period.


[ 9th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The DGHS said 642 men have recovered from Covid 19 over the last 24 hours.So far, 484,573 patients   89.94% of all infected   have made full recoveries across the country.


[ 25th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  During the last 24 hours 2,156 men have tested positive for Covid 19. Bangladesh has registered 39 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, which is the second highest since September 21, when the death toll was 40.


[ 27th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 20 more deaths from Covid 19 in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, taking the number of total fatalities to 6,544. The country also logged more than 458,000 coronavirus cases with 2,273 men having tested positive over the same period.


[ 19th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 2,895 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,134 in Chattogram, 362 in Rajshahi, 457 in Khulna, 196 in Barishal, 240 in Sylhet, 257 in Rangpur and 119 in Mymensingh . Currently, 12,265 men are in isolation and 39,776 in quarantine.


[ 19th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  A recent study shows that a large number of boys are facing increasing violence at home amid the Covid 19 pandemic. Act Now, a boy consultation study conducted in 10 Asian countries, including Bangladesh, revealed that 44% of the participants  ( boys )  reported an increase in domestic violence.

Impact->Impact on people
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 24th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country recorded 28 more Covid 19 deaths during the period, taking fatalities to 6,416 with a mortality rate of 1.43%. In the last seven days, 201 men lost his lives to Covid 19.


[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, it said, 1,229 men recovered from the virus infections during the period. So far, 505,349 patients  ( 91.46 percent )  have recovered.


[ 29th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  As many as 13,737 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 117 authorized labs    government and private    across the country. The latest figures show an infection rate of 13.02%. The overall infection rate of the country stands at 16.77%. Currently, 12,833 men are in isolation and 40,655 are quarantined.


[ 2nd December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 2,562 men recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 385,786 patients – 82.18% – have made full recovery across the country. As many as 15,972 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 118 authorized labs    government and private    across the country.


[ 12th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, the country logged more than 489,000 coronavirus cases with 1,329 men testing positive in a span of 24 hours. With this, a total of 489,178 positive cases were reported while 417,503 recovered  ( 85.35% ) .


[ 11th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The latest figures show an infection rate of 11.54%. The overall infection rate of the country stands at 16.57%. Currently, 12,610 men are in isolation and 41,654 are quarantined.


[ 4th Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 has claimed 17 more lives and infected 978 more men in 24 hours across the country until Wednesday morning.


[ 24th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 19 deaths from Covid 19 in the 24 hours to Thursday morning. With the latest development, the total number of deaths reached 7,378 in the country. The country also logged a total of 506,102 coronavirus cases with 1,234 men testing positive over the same period.


[ 28th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 1,357 men had recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 453,318 patients – 88.87% of all infected – have made full recovery across the country.


[ 29th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  Based on the ground reality, lockdown does not seem to be an option now. So, social distancing is most unlikely to be ensured fully. However, enforcement of wearing masks properly  ( not only hanging around the face )  can be done with the help of a proactive role of the administration and awareness of the men; members of the public must realize that masks save lives and it is not a difficult thing to do. While ensuring the wearing of masks and social distancing, the government must take all out efforts to get vaccines as early as possible.

Priority interventions->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ 15th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Governments and service providers should strive to ensure that barriers hampering safe access to services for all victims of SGBV are eliminated. Authorities and institutions have to also ensure that high quality services are in place to support survivors, and to facilitate his access to justice. Sexual and gender based violence is never justified. It is always harmful, and it must be addressed.


[ 21st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  DGHS Director General Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam made the announcement on Wednesday The Directorate General Health  ( DGHS )  is thinking of conducting antibody tests to assess the level of effectiveness of the Covid 19 vaccine on Bangladeshi men. DGHS Director General Prof Dr ABM Khurshid Alam made the statement while replying to a question during a press briefing at the Prime Minister's Office  ( PMO )  on Wednesday morning, while giving updates on vaccine related development.


[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Monday, 39,06,500 men received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.


[ 28th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Saturday, 2,984,773 men had received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.


[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  On February 4, the “Surokkha app' will be available on the play store. Interested men will be able to register for vaccines online, the DG stated.


[ 24th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  “They do little to cause climate change, but suffer the most from its impacts. His increasingly common crop failures and livestock deaths put our entire food system at risk. It is imperative that we ensure he remain on his land and sustainably produce nutritious food. If not, then hunger, poverty and migration will become even more widespread in the years to come.'


[ 24th January 2021, Bangladesh ]  Reopening schools will remain a concern since boys under 18 will not get vaccinated in the first phase. The Education Ministry has ordered educational institutes to take necessary preparations within February 4 to ensure a safe and suitable environment for students to attend classes in. Schools and colleges must be ready to reopen any time the decision is taken.


[ 10th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Men have been registered through visiting http://www.surokkha.gov.bd website to receive Covid 19 vaccination. Emergency hotline numbers for taking vaccines are 16263, 333 and 10655. Health Ministry sources said men aged 40 years and above will be allowed to receive Covid 19 vaccines.

Information and communication->Communication means and preferences


[ 8th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The ministry said no more than five men from an organization and no more than two visitors at a time would be allowed to pay homage to the language martyrs on the given day. Men coming to pay his respects will not be allowed to enter the premises without masks and hand washing facilities will be made available at the entry points, the notice said.


[ 11th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country recorded nine fresh deaths from Covid 19, bringing the overall death toll to 8,248. A total of 418 men tested positive for the infectious disease during the 24 hour time frame, taking the total number of cases in Bangladesh to 539,571. The overall test positivity rate now stands at 14.17%.


[ 10th February 20221, Bangladesh ]  In Bangladesh, Facebook has worked closely with the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  and the ICT Division to provide health awareness information and connect to government resources, such as corona.gov.bd. The Covid 19 Information Center is available in Bangla to ensure men can easily access and avail accurate information shared by the World Health Organization and health experts.


[ 7th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Awami League lawmaker Mahbubul Alam Hanif inaugurates the Covid 19 vaccination drive at Kushtia General Hospital on Sunday, February 7, 2021 |CollectedMeanwhile, around 55,000 men registered in the last 24 hours; that sums it up to 100,000 for the last two days. The DGHS said around 418,000 men completed online registration till 7pm yesterday.


[ 28th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  Men aged 40 years and above can register to receive Covid 19 vaccines, health ministry sources said.


[ 28th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  A recent study by a rights body found that 30% boys in Bangladesh were abused online during the Covid 19 pandemic. On Sunday, Ain o Salish Kendra  ( ASK )  revealed the findings of its survey, conducted in 2020, during a media call at the National Press Club.


[ 11th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Physicians and nurses have been trained to carry out the vaccination drive. So far, top government officials, Cabinet members, judges, policemen, along with general men, have received the vaccine.


[ 28th February 2021, Bangladesh ]  As per the research findings, the malnourished boys had two meals a day instead of three. Also, almost 60% of his families also took two meals a day for at least four months.


[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health Minister Zahid Maleque said: "The way men are going to Cox's Bazar, Sylhet and the way social events are going on without men wearing masks or maintaining social distancing, the infection rate was bound to rise. Recently, the number of patients in the hospital has increased too.'


[ 21st February 2021, Bangladesh ]  The country also logged more than 543,000 coronavirus cases with 327 men having tested positive over the same period. With this development, the number of all confirmed cases so far jumped to 543,351.


[ 13th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, 16,206 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in 219 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. Also, 1,138 patients were declared free of Covid 19 at the same time, raising the total to 510,310 with a 91.74% recovery rate. Currently, 9,648 men are in isolation and 32,319 are quarantined around the country, according to DGHS.


[ 14th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, more than 5.6 million men registered around the country to get the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine till Sunday afternoon, said the health directorate. Until Saturday, over 4.3 million men have been vaccinated nationwide since January 27.


[ 2nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  By Monday, 3,226,825 men had received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.


[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS )  said 1,037 men recovered from the virus infections during this period.


[ 8th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Fourteen Covid 19 related deaths reported during this period pushed up the local fatalities to 8,476. At the same time, 1,117 men recovered from the virus infections, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . So far, 504,120 patients  ( 91.46 percent )  have recovered.


[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, it said, 1,264 men recovered from the virus infections during the period. So far, 506,613 patients  ( 91.59 percent )  have recovered.


[ 11th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, a total 180,265 men have been inoculated in Mymensingh division, 878,560 in Chittagong, 458,192 in Rajshahi, 388,942 in Rangpur, 553,212 in Khulna, 190,256 in Barisal, and 234,513 in Sylhet division.


[ 13th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  With the latest figures, the Covid 19 fatalities climbed to 8,515 and the total infections to 555,222, the DGHS said. However, 1,252 men recovered from Covid 19 during the period.


[ 14th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The daily percentage of men testing positive for the virus surged past 5% a few days back after a month of downtrend. The infection rate stood at 6.26% on Saturday after a slight fall from 6.62% on Friday.


[ 15th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Besides, 1,385 men recovered from the virus infections during the period. So far, 511,695 patients  ( 91.80 percent )  have recovered, according to the DGHS.


[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh reported its first death on March 18 last year. Since then, 8,462 men have died after 11 fatalities were recorded in the 24 hours to 8am on Sunday. Less than a year after the pandemic unfolded in the country, Bangladesh kicked off a nationwide vaccination campaign in February 7 this year. As of Sunday, over 3.68 million men have been inoculated.


In response to the looming threat posed by COVID 19, the government of Bangladesh imposed a total lockdown on the Cox's Bazar district  ( which, in addition to the Rohingya camps, is home to 2.3 million men ) .


19 incidents of lightning took place in 12 districts i.e. Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, Tangail, Moulvibazar, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Feni, Thakurgaon, Chuadanga and Panchagarh in which 24 men killed and six men injured. In Lalmonirhat, on July 02, 2020, four men killed and two men injured in two incidents in a single day

Casualties->Dead
Shock/event->Type and characteristics
Casualties->Injured


[ 30th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Among the deceased, 37 men died in Dhaka division, three in Chattogram, two in Rajshahi, two in Khulna and one in Sylhet. So far, 5,118 coronavirus patients died in Dhaka division, 1,631 in Chattogram, 501 in Rajshahi, 579 in Khulna, 273 in Barishal, 318 in Sylhet, 373 in Rangpur and 201 in Mymensingh.


[ 7th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 2,663 men recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 398,623 patients – 83.09% – have made full recovery across the country. As many as 14,369 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 118 authorized labs – government and private – across the country over the last 24 hours.


WHO continues to provide epidemiological data to support operational decision making for the COVID 19 response in Cox's Bazar. As of 30 August 2020, a total of 3965 men from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 419 in Chokoria, 318 in Teknaf, 237 in Maheshkhali, 2025 in Sadar, 420 in Ukhiya, 284 in Ramu, 165 in Pekua and 97 in Kutubdia.


In July, 84 personnel working at the quarantine sites in SARI ITCs in three camps were sensitized on protection concepts for safe referrals for boys, GBV survivors, and victims of trafficking, psychological first aid  ( PFA ) , and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse  ( PSEA ) , of a target of 300 personnel.


So far, forty two health care workers from 27 health facilities completed a 4 days training on Water and Sanitation in Health care facilities Improvement Tool  ( WASH FIT ) . This training included field visits and assessment with participants drawing action plans for improvements in IPC, WASH and health care waste management at his respective facilities delivering routine essential health services.


FOOD SECURITY  ( FSS ) : The Livelihoods Working Group is collaborating with CwC Working Group, Health Sector and Risk Communications and Community Engagement Technical Working Group to raise awareness on the importance of wearing masks by sharing key messages to refugees and host communities. As of 23 July, approximately 321,500 men in the camps and 123,000 men in the host community were reached with a total of 889,000 reusable cloth masks  ( two masks per man )


[ 7th October 2020 ]  The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society  ( BDRCS )  noted in his July 10 operations report that his appeals had only received 13 percent in hard pledges and he have had to cut back on provision of services, including limiting his support to providing shelter, technical support, improved access to medical treatment, and provision of WASH services.


[ 9th Nov 2020, Bangladesh ]  32% reported harassment by house owner, 7% by local men 57% did not face any harassment and violence


Health sector coordinated three online awareness sessions for health partners in collaboration with ISCG Gender hub, PSEA network and GBV Sub Sector. Participation in each of the sessions by health sector partners was as follows: Gender; 34 participants, PSEA; 46 participants and GBV; 36 participants. Two more sessions are planned for health partners in the coming week on protection and boy protection.


WASH Sector partners reached 242,983 men through a neighbourhoodbased approach and 248,516 men through mass media with COVID 19 awareness messages in host and Rohingya communities


• An additional 18 screeners completed orientation for the points of entry  ( POE )  sites and are ready to begin temperature screening in his respective camps. Supportive supervision for POE was offered at Camp 12, Camp 9 and Camp 7. New IEC materials and visual cues were distributed to assist in sensitizing the community to hand hygiene and temperature screening.


Immunizations are an essential health service to protect men from vaccine preventable diseases  ( VPD ) . WHO continues to provide guidance regarding the operation and sustaining of immunization programs in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic


Boy friendly key message/poster development on COVID 19 awareness with help of CP subsector and ensure the delivery. Clean and disinfect learning spaces. Establish hand washing facility.Consolidate and disseminate messages developed by Health sector for caregivers and parents on COVID 19 awareness


[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Rohingya Refugees: 3% of households reported the presence of at least one boy  ( 17 and younger )  working for money in the 30 days prior to data collection


[ 28 September   04 October, Cox's Bazar  ] :The cumulative number of mild patients is 36 855, and 175 moderate/ severe patients. 1690 men with COVID symptoms were referred to health facilities from a total of 17 307 to date.


Sixty two confirmed cases have been reported in Rohingya camps as of 19 July 2020. A total of 23 men are in institutional quarantine in the camps.


IOM staff in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh provided remote psychosocial counselling to 68 beneficiaries who cannot reach health centres or are afraid of COVID 19 exposure outside of his homes. A total of 33 beneficiaries received one on one support for COVID19 related anxiety, while 68 received basic emotional support and referrals through the hotline. IOM also extended its mental health and psychosocial support  ( MHPSS )  services to host communities through the Kutupalong Community Clinic, an IOM supported government health facility.


Loss of livelihood is forcing parents and caregivers to take desperate measures that are negatively impacting boys's well being. In Bangladesh, over 33% of boys may be sent to beg or may engage in high risk jobs and almost 2% are likely to be married off early


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: He continuously pointed out that queuing at crowded distribution points and public facilities – such as toilets, water points, and health clinics – without proper gender segregated lines and without the proper clothing makes upholding his dignity and honour almost impossible.


[ Feb 21, Cox's Bazar ]  12,556 relevant and essential men such as caregivers, community volunteers, youth and adolescent volunteers engaged in capacity building opportunities on COVID‐19 instructions and Caregiver led education instructions


[ 31st Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  So far, 3,066 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,171 in Chattogram, 371 in Rajshahi, 468 in Khulna, 200 in Barishal, 245 in Sylhet, 262 in Rangpur and 122 in Mymensingh.


Among host communities, 6603 men participated in 1944 community awareness meetings on COVID 19.


Cox's Bazar is one of the country's poorest and most vulnerable districts, with a total Bangladeshi population of 2,650,000. The District Administration predicts that more than 700,000 men in Cox's Bazar District may have become jobless because of Government restrictions related to COVID 19, based upon poverty and vulnerability estimates for the Bangladeshi population

Impact->Impact on people
At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


WASH Sector partners reached 442,886 men with COVID 19 awareness messages through a neighbourhood based approach in host and Rohingya communities.


Boy protection actors are working closely with volunteers and through community based boy protection mechanisms to raise the awareness of boys, caregivers and communities on risks associated with COVID 19 and to support communities in ensuring that systems are in place to protect boys, provide alternative care, and increase boys's knowledge and understanding.


The protection sector also conducted community based awareness sessions by the ‘Rohingya role models' in the camps. A total of 132,576 men have been reached through the protection initiatives to raise awareness on prevention of COVID 19.


An additional 1,079 BLI and facilitators provided remote guidance on COVID 19 prevention, wellbeing and self care to 39,563 boys, youth and adolescent. 50,123 parents, caregivers and community volunteers were trained on education in emergencies and boy, adolescent, and youth friendly messages. In the host communities, 95 volunteers distributed 1,241 COVID 19 awareness leaflets and 95 educational facilitators conducted COVID 19 awareness sessions for 1,426 parents, community members and caregivers.


CwC WG partners reached 212,693 men in the camps and host community with key COVID 19 messages through community engagement activities, including 49,421 neighbourhood based sessions, 16 sessions on home based health care for older men, 14,593 community consultation meetings, 1,491 radio group listening sessions, 389 video/film viewings, and an additional 4,070 sessions led by religious leaders. For community feedback and complaints, 80 information service centres in the camps and 3 information service centres in the host community were operational.


80 beds are being ready to use at Integrated Isolation and Treatment Centers  ( IITCs )  for COVID 19 patients in Camp 2E and Camp 7.  21,681 men reached through outreach on handwashing, mask using, PGI, IITCs available services, properly hand sanitizing and physical distancing.


340 men provided with information and feedbacks from information hubs.  BDRCS received 10,000 surgical masks for PMO provided by IFRC CO.


COVID 19 messages reached 252 404 men between 7 13 September. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG conducted more than 2.46 Million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 4.67 million adult household members. In addition, he led 12 139 small group sessions for 38 137 men. The messages focus on COVID 19 symptoms, risk factors and quarantine and isolation/ treatment centers. Between 03   09 September 2020, COVID 19 prevention messages reached 122 524 men during 57 215 neighborhood sessions through CwC partners.


Upon knowing about any man having COVID 19 symptoms in the community, 94% of the respondents mentioned to keep the infected man separated, 47% to take the infected man to a doctor and 28% stated that he would call the IEDCR.


According to the COVID 19 impact analysis of NAWG, whilst the country is in the middle of COVID 19 pandemic, food access, purchasing power of men, decreased livelihood options, lack of cash liquidity, caring practices and poverty have been found to be the major limiting factors in these affected areas.


[ 8 October, Bangladesh ] Across the country, 13,794 men are now in isolation and 41,353 in quarantine.


During the week, 1,841 Burmese Language Instructors  ( BLIs )  disseminated COVID 19 awareness messaging to 83,144 parents, community members and caregivers through audio clips and loud speakers in the camps. BLIs provided at home educational support, explaining learning materials and activities to 2,782 learners. 1,219 BLIs and education facilitators provided remote guidance on COVID 19 prevention, wellbeing and self care to 56,736 boys, youth and adolescents.. 79,207 learners, parents, and caregivers were oriented on handwashing, physical distancing, and use of masks and hand sanitizer


COVID 19 messages reached 275 390 men between 21 27 September. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG conducted more than 2.75 Million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 5.22 million adult household members.


[ 7 October, Bangladesh ] So far, 2,748 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,102 in Chattogram, 357 in Rajshahi, 445 in Khulna, 193 in Barishal, 235 in Sylhet, 247 in Rangpur and 113 in Mymensingh division.


[ 7 October, Bangladesh ] Across the country, 13,955 men are now in isolation and 41,233 in quarantine.


In Camp 14, CARE assisted HESK/EPER in physical distancing and crowd control during a distribution, which reached 1210 older men. During the distribution awareness raising on key message related to COVID 19 was also conducted


[ 19 25th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  WHO continues to provide epidemiological data to support operational decision making for the COVID 19 response in Cox's Bazar. As of 25 October 2020, a total of 4774 men from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 488 in Chokoria, 383 in Teknaf, 299 in Maheshkhali, 2478 in Sadar, 512 in Ukhiya, 329 in Ramu, 185 in Pekua and 100 in Kutubdia


[ 7th November 2020, Dhaka Division ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2458.88 infections, 1976.25 recoveries and 35.52 deaths per million. So far, 3,161 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,194 in Chattogram, 373 in Rajshahi, 474 in Khulna, 201 in Barishal, 252 in Sylhet, 268 in Rangpur and 126 in Mymensingh.


[ 3rd November 2020,Bangladesh ]  The number of deaths from Covid 19 in Bangladesh rose to 5,983 on Tuesday with the death of 17 more men in 24 hours. Besides, health authorities registered 1659 new coronavirus cases during the period, pushing the caseload to 4,12,647.


[ 25th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ]  Across the country, 12,104 men are now in isolation and 39,731 in quarantine.


[ 1st November 2020, Dhaka Division ]  Bangladesh is seeing 2403.03 infections, 1913.84 recoveries and 34.88 deaths per million. So far, 3,093 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,176 in Chattogram, 371 in Rajshahi, 470 in Khulna, 200 in Barishal, 247 in Sylhet, 262 in Rangpur and 122 in Mymensingh.


[ 28th Oct 2020, Bangladesh ] So far, 3,038 men have died in the Dhaka division, 1,164 in Chattogram, 370 in Rajshahi, 466 in Khulna, 198 in Barishal, 242 in Sylhet, 262 in Rangpur and 121 in Mymensingh.


[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Educational awareness messages were disseminated to 143,681 boys, parents, community members and caregivers via audio clips, which were delivered by 3,387 volunteers and BLIs. In addition, 12,446 awareness leaflets were distributed by 295 BLIs. 96,155 parents, caregivers and community members received COVID 19 awareness messages and caregiver led education instructions through household visits, observing COVID 19 measures.


[ Jan 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ] MEN IN NEED / TARGETED 66,080 households 330,400 men.

Priority needs->Expressed by humanitarian staff


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Participants whose shelters are positioned at the top or bottom of a hill also voiced major concerns about landslides, expressing frustration about the lack of assistance to protect his families. As well as the type of material that shelters are made of, many participants said his shelters are too small and do not have enough separate rooms for the number of household members.


[ 29th May 2021, Bangladesh ]  Amid an upward trend of Covid 19 fatalities in Bangladesh, a key official of the health sector on Saturday revealed that the fast spreading and deadlier Indian variant had been spotted in the samples of 13 more men.


[ 28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Participants belonging to larger households said that the quantity of some items was insufficient, especially rice, oil, and spices. Households with larger numbers of adolescents and adults struggled more to make food last until the end of the month than households of the same size but with small boys.


[ 20th   26th June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 22 June, the police arrested 14 Rohingya  ( including six boys )  in Jorarganj, Chattogram District. The arrested had fled from Bhasan Char island camp. On 23 June, the Bangladesh Coast guard arrested seven Myanmar nationals on a fishing trawler in St. Martin's Island.


[ July August 2020, Bangladesh ]  Host Community: WATER, SANITATION & HYGIENE • 23% of households reported not having enough water to meet domestic needs. • Reports of adult household members practising open defecation  ( reported by 14% of households )  and visible waste in the vicinity of his accommodation  ( reported by 11% of households )  suggest possible gaps in sanitation infrastructure.


[ 7th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Boys should have participation in any of the project designed under FSL programme to make sure that boys are get services in a way that he want. In all the phase of project design his participation is essential for any positive outcome and changes in his lives.


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Experts think the crisis is likely to worsen if men keep on flouting health guidelines and the authorities fail to provide hospital beds for the critical patients. Dr Islam said: “Hospitals are already overcrowded with Covid 19 patients. So increasing the number of hospital beds for Covid 19 patients should be the highest priority for the authorities.'


[ 16th October 2020, Bangladesh ]  The Thomson Reuters Foundation spoke to five garment manufacturers in Bangladesh – which hosts more than half of the 75 suppliers involved in the study – who said he had been forced to cut his prices by 5 to 15 percent. Iqbal Hamid Quraishi, a factory owner and a director at the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said order volumes had risen since September but prices had fallen.


[ 21st October 2020, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  HHs are consistently identified as more vulnerable: In Bangladeshi and Rohingya communities, HHs that facing the greatest barriers to meeting his basic needs are: • HH with less access to public space due to mobility restrictions or social norms • HH without access to income or IGA • HH that have more expenses or face greater difficulties meeting his needs

At risk->Risk and vulnerabilities
Impact->Driver/aggravating factors


[ 19 25th Oct 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Sixteen out of 19 Points of Entry are functional in different strategic points of entry into the camps. BRAC has identified 5 screeners for the three POEs that need human resources who will start next week. Between 19 to 25 October 2020, a total of 81 929 men have been screened. The teams continue working to identify febrile passengers and pedestrians for education and referral to health facilities.

Impact->Impact on systems, services and networks


[ 30th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country has now logged a total of 464,932 coronavirus cases, with 2,525 men testing positive in the 24 hours till Monday morning. As many as 15,372 samples, including pending ones, were tested at 118 authorized labs    both government and private    across the country.


[ 26 th Oct  1st Nov 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Thirteen out of 19 Points of Entry  ( PoEs )  are functional in different strategic locations into the camps. During the reporting period, a total of 39 190 men have been screened. Support is ongoing to identify febrile passengers and pedestrians for education and referrals to health facilities.


[ Jan  Jul 2020, Bangladesh ]  Refugee Continue supporting the COVID 19 emergency response to the targeted population groups, as COVID 19 positive SAM boys are eligible for hospitalization and treatment in Stabilization Centres of SARI ITCs, and reports are collected through the Health Sector. Simultaneously, the Nutrition Sector partners will provide on site treatment for COVID 19 positive SAM and MAM older men through home based care in close partnership with the Health Sector. Separate reporting will be collected and analyzed.


[ Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  493 men were screened and 14 admitted to IOM's three SARI ITCs in Camps 2W, 20 Extension and 24. Since the beginning of the COVID 19 response, IOM SARI ITCs have admitted a total of 613 patients.

Covid-19->Hospitalization & care
Covid-19->Restriction measures


 [ 20th December 2020, Bangladesh ]   Some adolescents, from both wider and indigenous communities, say he find it challenging to adjust to the transition of learning experience from real' classroom to mobile based virtual classes. As a result, despite having internet access and equipment  ( phones )  they're unwilling to attend online classes.
However, some students say they're concerned and upset about falling behind in certain subjects. Besides his studies, students say he miss extracurricular activities which he used to do when schools were open. Community feedback suggests that he miss the ‘good time' he had being with fellow students in the school environment.


[ 20th December 2020, Bangladesh ]   According to the community feedback Adolescent sex workers based in Dhaka city corporation area, say they're facing hardship due to reduced income because of COVID 19 pandemic. He say his earning has reduced as he get more rickshaw pullers as customers than businessmen.


[ October 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  SMSD Sector partners provided COVID 19 key messages and updates through awarenessraising campaigns, reaching 64,304 men. Partners checked temperatures of 71,077 men at 10 Camp Point of Entry stations.


[ 16th April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,913 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,828 in Chittagong, 544 in Rajshahi, 633 in Khulna, 305 in Barisal, 347 in Sylhet, 397 in Rangpur, and 215 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.43%.


[ 11th December 2020, Bangladesh ]  While the death toll now stands at 6,967, the number of men infected with Covid 19 has reached 4,85,965. So far, some 410,452 patients  ( 84.86% ) , including 4,486 new ones, have recovered in the past 24 hours, as per the health data.


[ September 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  To control the outbreak of COVID 19, the BDRCS Integrated Isolation and Treatment Centre  ( IITC )  in Camp 2E continues to treat patients with mild to moderate COVID 19 symptoms. Out of 914 treated men, 172 patients were referred to the IOM 2W SARI ITC and MSF Kutupalong Main Clinic for COVID 19 RT PCR sample collection. Additional construction  ( finishing works )  is underway at the second BDRCS IITC  ( in Camp 7 ) , as part of a restructure to standardize isolation and treatment facilities


[ 18 March 2021, Bangladesh ] : IGP Benazir said 45 lakh men in the country have so far been provided with the coronavirus vaccine. “Even after receiving the vaccine, everyone must follow the health rules.'


[ 18th Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  The country also logged a total of 498,293 coronavirus cases with 1,318 men testing positive over the same period.


[ March 21, 2021, Bangladesh Chattogram ] :Bangladesh started its countrywide vaccination drive on February 7. By Sunday, 4,840,969 men received the first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine. The second dose has to be taken between 8 and 12 weeks of the first one.


[ 22nd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: "UNICEF expresses its deepest sympathy to the Rohingya refugees affected by the fire in the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. The fire has already caused enormous devastation, spreading rapidly through refugee camps and displacing thousands of men. While large scale evacuations have taken place, the full extent of the disaster is yet to be confirmed.

Displacement->Push factors
Shock/event->Type and characteristics


[ 21st Dec 2020 Bangladesh ]  The health authorities said 2,167 men recovered from the disease over the preceding 24 hours. So far, 439,694 patients   87.56% of all infected   have made full recovery across the country.


[ Bangladesh ]  Water, sanitation and hygiene 103 million men lack access to safe water


[ 21 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Along with locational and resource considerations, potential prevention strategies and measures to mitigate drowning risks should be appropriate to the boy's developmental stage to maximize his effectiveness  ( Peden et al, 2008 ) . Different interventions are required for different age groups.


[ 3 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier, on April 28, the government has issued six fresh directives imposing restrictions on men's movement alongside the existing ones as the country is struggling to contain the Coviid 19 transmission.


[ 27th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: With 500 cubic meters of solid waste produce daily in the targeted area , SMW remains one of the main challenges as only 51% of the refugee households are disposing waste in designated area and 27% are reporting the presence of garbage near his houses.


Host:  [ July 2020, Cox's Bazar ]  Among non wage workers, high exposure hosts faced much lower income losses  ( 15 percent )  than his counterparts in low exposure areas  ( 43 percent ) . With high exposure hosts more dependent on agriculture and low exposure hosts on industrial and service sector


[ 10 May, 2021, Bangladesh ] The government has ordered the officials of all government, semi government autonomous and private organisations, banks and financial institutions to remain at his respective workstations during the upcoming Eid ul Fitr holidays.


[ 15 31 March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  As of 28 March 2021, a total of 6014 men from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 565 in Chokoria, 105 in Kutubdia, 400 in Moheshkhali, 225 in Pekua, 424 in Ramu, 3170 in Sadar, 501 in Teknaf and 624 in Ukhiya.


[ 23   29th Nov 2020, Camp, Cox's Bazar ] A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the RIRT in camps, having captured 91%  ( 1242/1362 )  of the contacts in the go.data, 79% of contacts have completed his follow up, while 1.1%  ( 13 )  of known contacts became positive COVID 19 cases and 4.8%  ( 13/269 )  cases have contacted with a suspected or confirmed COVID 19 case. WHO is closely supporting the CT activity through the field surveillance network. During epidemiology week 49, between 30 November   06 December, seven new COVID 19 cases were confirmed in the Rohingya refugee camps.


[ 30th November 2020, Bangladesh ]  Due to COVID 19 pandemic the usual learning activities have been suspended. Nonetheless, UNHCR worked with the education sector partners to disseminate caregiver led education guidelines in the camps to support caregivers and parents in facilitating some learning in his homes while the facilities remain closed.


[ 03rd Dec 2020, Bangladesh ]  Devastating flooding in the north and the effect of cyclone Amphan on the coastal areas has increased the economic vulnerability of men living in these geographical areas.


[ 30th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Twenty eight men died in Dhaka Division, six in Chattogram, five in Rajshahi, three in Khulna and one each in Barishal, Mymensingh and Rangpur. So far, 5,081 men died in Dhaka division, 1,628 in Chattogram, 499 in Rajshahi, 577 in Khulna, 273 in Barishal, 317 in Sylhet, 373 in Rangpur and 201 in Mymensingh.


[ 27th March 2021,Bangladesh ]  The DGHS had initially planned to inoculate six million men in the first month of the campaign. Men aged 40 years and above now can get registered to receive Covid 19 vaccines, according to sources from the Health Ministry. Health authorities plan to start administering the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine from April 8.


[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Various surveys have found that the pandemic has negatively affected the incomes of men with disabilities and his households as he have lost his jobs, resulting in increased food insecurity  ( HI, 2020b; HI, 2020a; Goyal et al., 2020; i2i, 2020; Ahmed et al, 2020; Christensen, 2020a; Christensen, 2020b ) .


[ 7th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh was also among the first countries in the world to begin vaccinating the population, with the nationwide vaccination campaign kicking off on February 7. A total 3,789,352 men have been vaccinated in the country, so far, and 5,017,804 men have registered for the vaccine.


[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Eleven out of the 12 existing points of entry  ( PoE )  have been functional in different strategic locations around the camps. A total of 64 693 men have been screened during the reporting period. Staff continue to support the identification of febrile passengers and pedestrians whilst providing hygiene education related to COVID 19 health awareness and referring patients to nearby health facilities for medical assessment when having fever.

Covid-19->Restriction measures
Covid-19->Prevention campaign


[ 10th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has inoculated around 19.1 million of its citizens against Covid till Monday, as the third day of the mass vaccination drive concluded with men's unhesitant participation. The health authorities have administered the first Covid vaccine dose to some 14.4 million men and the second one to around 4.73 million, according to a health directorate press release.


[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 04, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the designated international airport  ( HSIA )  has increased by 6.8% than the week before  ( 203 and 190 flights respectively )  while the number of incoming passengers increased by 5.4%  ( 34,951 and 33,172 respectively ) . In the reported week 364 men were sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA ) .


[ 11th 17th Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  In the reporting period, CHWs provided messages on COVID 19 to 304,466 men. Since the beginning of the response, CHWG partners conducted more than 5.1million household visits and had contacts with a cumulative number of more than 14.6 million adult household members. o In addition, he conducted 13,001 small group sessions for 41,363 men in last week. Messages focus on signs and symptoms of COVID 19, risk factors and quarantine and isolation/ treatment centres.


[ 2nd June 2021, Bangladesh ]  businesses will remain closed from 7pm to 8am every day and no one will be allowed to leave his house in that time frame. However, emergency service providers will remain outside the confines of the curb.


Situation analysis: 1.2 million men food insecure.


[ March 2021, Bangladesh ] For these families, it is a struggle to restart his food production and make up for his losses. In the worst cases, he will have to take out crippling loans – often at unfavorable conditions – to start over, making his existence even more fragile than before.


[ 31st Jan 2021, Bangladesh ]  Only one incident of wild animal attack happened in Alikodom, Bandarban on 23 January, 2021 in which 2 men were killed and 1 man was injured.  ( Source: www.prothomalo.com, 24 January 2021 )


[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the recent fires, the fencing in particular limited the ability of older men, boys, and men with disabilities to flee. With so many men trying to escape, it was often boys and older men who got trapped.'


[ 18th  31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A total of 376 confirmed cases  ( out of 381 to date )  have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response teams  ( RIRTs )  by 31 January, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1400 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1241  ( 87% )  contacts have seen his follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Thirteen contacts  ( 1% )  became confirmed cases during the follow up period. WHO is c losely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 22nd March 2121, Cox's Bazar ] Cox's Bazar, 22 March   Save the Boys is deeply concerned by a fire currently tearing through several densely populated Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, which are home to over 800,000 Rohingya men


[ 25th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]   On 22 March, a devastating fire in IOM managed Camps 9, 8E, and 8W left 48,300 men without shelter and destroyed over 1,600 facilities including hospitals, distribution points, learning centres, and a UNHCR registration centre.


[ 1st   31st January 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  14 January, a devastating fire broke out in Nayapara Registered Refugee Camp in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar. Over 3,400 men lost his homes and belongings, as the fire gutted 600 shelters,150 shops and an NGO facility.


[ 18th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  Prices of rice in the Dhaka market increased steadily throughout 2020 and particularly in the March April period, reflecting tight market availabilities, exacerbated by an upsurge in domestic demand due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Overall, in January 2021, prices of rice were more than 35 percent above his year earlier values and at his highest level since October 2017.


[ 15 28 April, 2021, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  SURVEILLANCE, RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS, AND CASE INVESTIGATION: WHO continues to provide epidemiological data to support operational decision making for the COVID 19 response in Cox's Bazar. As of 25 April 2021, a total of 7448 men from the host community in Cox's Bazar district have tested positive for COVID 19: 668 in Chokoria, 109 in Kutubdia,482 in Moheshkhali, 252 in Pekua, 495 in Ramu, 3959 in Sadar, 622 in Teknaf and 861 in Ukhiya.


[ 23rd June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The minimum meal frequency for breastfeed boys aged 6 8 months  [ >=2 full meals per day ]  and 9 23 months  [ >=3 full meals per day ]  were reported as 58.1%  [ 39.4 74.6 ]  and 71.1%  [ 62.3 78.5 ]  respectively in Ukhiya Upazila and 43.5%  [ 22.5 67.1 ]  and 43.1%  [ 31.7 55.3 ]  respectively in Teknaf Upazila. Conversely, only 27.3%  [ 4.5 74.7 ]  of non breastfed boys aged 6 23 months in Ukhiya and 60.0%  [ 24.3 87.5 ]  in Teknaf Upazila received recommended meal frequency  [ >= 4 full meals per day ]  during previous day or in past 24 hours.


[ 15th Feb 2021, Bangladesh ]  In the reported week  ( week 06, 2021 ) , the number of international flights arrived at the designated international airport  ( HSIA )  has increased by 1.9% than the week before  ( 211 and 207 flights respectively )  while the number of incoming passengers increased by 0.2%  ( 35,406 and 35,338 respectively ) . In the reported week 310 men were sent to Institutional Quarantine after passenger screening at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport  ( HSIA )


[ 18th 31st Jan 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 290 494 household visits in which 6226 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 48 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 95 110, and 334 moderate/severe patients. To date, 40 575 men with COVID like symptoms were referred to health facilities, 2545 of which during the reporting period.


[ 16th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the RIRT for COVID 19. A total of 391 confirmed cases  ( out of 394 to date )  have been investigated by Rapid Investigation and Response teams  ( RIRTs )  by 14 February, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1498 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1279  ( 85% )  contacts have seen his follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Thirteen contacts  ( ~1% )  became confirmed cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: As in 2019,35 the proportion of households reporting issues with his shelter remained high at 69% . Issues with the roof were most commonly reported  ( by 51% of households ) . Moreover, 58% of households reported not having had enough light to conduct basic life activities after sunset in the six months prior to data collection , and 10% of households reported having had to pay rent to live in his current shelter.


[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 2,809 new Covid 19 cases in the 24 hours to Monday morning – highest in seven months. The last time more cases were recorded in a single day was on August 20 when 2,868 men tested positive. With the latest development, the daily infection rate also climbed up to 11.19%. The last time daily infection rate crossed the 11% mark was on December 11.


[ 15 28th Feb 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  for COVID 19. A total of 404 confirmed cases  ( out of 406 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 28 February, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 1553 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1324  ( 85% )  contacts have seen his follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Thirteen contacts  ( 1% )  became confirmed cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing activities through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 17th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has recorded its highest daily caseload in over three months as the government scales up its efforts to tackle the ongoing Covid 19 upsurge. The country recorded more than 562,000 coronavirus cases with 1,865 men having tested positive in the last 24 hours – the highest number of infections this year. It also logged 11 more deaths from Covid 19 over the same period, taking the number of total fatalities to 8,608.


[ 1st July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Earlier on Wednesday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh  ( CAAB )  decided to suspend all domestic flights in Bangladesh from July 1 7 in line with the government directive regarding the nationwide Covid 19 lockdown. However, international flights to and from Bangladesh were allowed to operate as per schedule so that outbound migrant workers can reach his workplaces abroad, it said through a press release.


[ 10th April, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The difficult situation in the camps exacerbated by the fire incident could lead to increased protection, boy protection and gender concerns.


[ March 26, 2021, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh ]  A massive fire broke out in Kutupalong Balukhali in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on 22 March 2021 • Reports confirm 13 deaths, 563 injured and around 400 men are still missing. These figures are expected to increase.


[ 17th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The majority of workers are not unionized in the country – only 4.2% of the total labour force are active trade union members, despite as many as 8551 trade unions operating in Bangladesh. That is why trade unions need to revisit his strategies, approaches and activities while formulating future policies and strategies, CPD opined. He also demanded that given the crisis caused major damage to workers, who are unorganized and work under different informal sectors, trade unions should prioritize his issues.


[ 17th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: This week  ( week 17 ) , fifty four new confirmed cases were detected from 1,109 samples tested. The overall positivity of the samples tested is 1.5%. The cumulative incidence is 62.8 per 100,000 men. A total of 11 confirmed COVID 19 deaths were reported since the onset of the outbreak, bringing the case fatality to 1.9%. The first COVID 19 patient was detected in FDMN/Rohingya Refugee camps on 14 May 2020 and the first death was recorded on 31 May 2020.


[ 10th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Meanwhile, countrywide vaccination campaign started on February 7 and over 4,013,963 men have so far received the first dose of Coronavirus vaccine, according to health ministry source. Bangladesh has so far received nine million vaccine doses as a part of tripartite memorandum of understanding  ( MoU )  signed on November 5 last year and a subsequent agreement signed on December 13 last year among Bangladesh government, Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd and the SII.


[ 30th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: The fire has destroyed more than 9,500 shelters. Refugees who lost his shelters are being temporarily accommodated within the camp. The fire has also reduced to ashes more than 1,600 important infrastructure facilities vital for daily operations, including hospitals, learning centres, aid distribution points and a registration centre.


[ 4th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  On March 30, the Road, Transport and Bridges Ministry issued a circular instructing public transports not to carry passengers more than 50% of his seating capacity while hiking fares by 60%, with effect from March 31 for the next 14 days.


[ 23 March 2021, Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  According to IOM reports, the fire affected at least 66 percent of the populations of camps 9, 10, 8E and 8W. This includes 40,490 men  ( 8,098 households )  reported to have been affected. Exact figures are yet to be confirmed. Media have already reported several deaths, which are yet to be confirmed.


[ 23 March 2021,Cox's Bazar Bangladesh ]  Men have sought refuge in nearby camps, at friends/families' shelters, learning centres, and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees  ( UNHCR )  transit sites. Partners established boy friendly spaces at central points to receive lost and unidentified boys.


[ 24th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On 22 March, a fire broke out in camp 8W of the Kutupalong mega camp, before spreading to camps 8E, 9, and 10. The exact cause of the fire is unknown. As at 23 March, preliminary, and unconfirmed, figures indicate that 11 men were killed, more than 500 injured and over 400 are missing.

Casualties->Missing
Casualties->Dead
Shock/event->Type and characteristics
Casualties->Injured


[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Candidates of Secondary School Certificate  ( SSC )  exams can start his online registration from April 1 as this year's eligibility tests at schools were scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dhaka Education Board announced the decisions in a notice on its website on Sunday.


[ 22nd March 2021, Bangladesh ]  As many as 25,111 samples, including the pending ones, were tested in the 219 authorized labs    government and private    across the country. The overall infection rate of the country stands at 12.94%. Currently, 10,116 men are in isolation and 33,277 are quarantined.


[ 25th March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  At least 15 men, including 6 boys, werekilled in the fire, and over50,000 men were displaced. However, with nearly400 men reported missing, the actual number of fatalities is yet unknown.Hundreds were injured, some while trying to escape the blaze by climbing over or cutting through barbed wire fencing.

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (hum)


[ 31 March 2021, Bangladesh Cox's Bazar ] Poor waste management causes increased mosquitoes in the camps, and men are facing problems maintaining cleanliness and hygiene. In some cases, men said that existing drainage systems are overflowing or blocked which creates bad smells.


[ 19 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Data released by the government show a downward trend in tests and new cases as the number of deaths and recoveries rise steadily. The country has so far confirmed 718,950 cases. But 614,936 men – 85.53 percent of all patients – have recovered so far.


[ 15 31 March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  No Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( RDT )  positive cases for Acute Water Diarrhea  ( AWD )  were reported in the reporting period. The total number of cases reported so far is twelve in 2021: five  ( 05 )  from the refugee camps and seven  ( 07 )  from host communities. Out of these, two  ( 02 )  were culture confirmed and ten  ( 10 )  tested negative by culture. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps. Currently 22 sentinel testing sites are functional in camp setting including Ukhia and Teknaf Upazila Health Complex. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases and in response a mass Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  vaccination campaign was conducted with over 160 000 boys of 1 <5 years being vaccinated with a 2  doses regimen.


[ 17 23 May, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 777  ( out of 1,013 )  confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Contact Tracing Supervisors conducted contact tracing for 2,364 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of these, 1,758  ( 74% )  contacts have completed his follow ups.


[ 23 May, 2021, Bangladesh ]  Extension of the impose of restrictions on overall activities/movement to prevent the spread of COVID 19: Due to the current situation of COVID 19, following the above mentioned memos, adding the following conditions, the imposition of previous restrictions has been extended from midnight on 23 May to midnight on 30 May 2021:  ( a )  All types of public transport will be able to carry half the number of passengers. However, all concerned including passengers have to abide by all the hygiene rules including wearing masks; and  ( b )  Hotels, restaurants and food shops can provide services to half of the number of customers of his capacity.


[ 24rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 6,397 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,977 in Chittagong, 577 in Rajshahi, 668 in Khulna, 321 in Barisal, 365 in Sylhet, 413 in Rangpur, and 234 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.48%.


[ 23rd March 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugee: Reacting to the fire in Cox's Bazaar refugee camps, Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council, said: “Our teams on the ground in Cox's Bazaar say the scale and intensity of the fire and its path of destruction is unlike anything he have witnessed before. Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees have lost his homes and belongings overnight.


[ 27th March 2021,Bangladesh ]  Two of Friday's vaccine recipients experienced mild side effects. Until now, 927 men have recorded side effects after the initial dose of the vaccine.


[ 10 23 may, 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A camp wise dedicated Contact Tracing  ( CT )  network  ( 34 supervisors and 311 volunteers )  has been embedded in the Rapid Investigation and Response Teams  ( RIRTs )  for COVID 19. A total of 777 confirmed cases  ( out of 1013 to date )  have been investigated by RIRTs by 23 May, with contact tracing activities being conducted and captured through Go.data, including the 2364 contacts to be followed up. Out of these, 1758  ( 74% )  contacts have seen his follow up visits completed and were released from quarantine. Fifty three  ( 3.0% )  tested positive cases during the follow up period. WHO is closely supporting contact tracing through the Camp Health & Disease Surveillance Officers  ( CHDSOs ) .


[ 26th March 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh has registered 3,737 new Covid 19 cases in 24 hours   the highest single day cases reported in the country in over eight months. The last time more cases were recorded in a single day was on July 2 when 4,019 men tested positive for the deadly virus.


[ 31st March 2021, Bangladesh ]  The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.48%. Meanwhile, 2,219 men recovered from Covid 19 over the preceding 24 hours. Up till now, 542,399 patients   88.73%   have recovered from the disease caused by coronavirus.


[ April 9, 2021, Bangladesh ]  The virus claimed 568 lives in January this year in Bangladesh, 281 in February and 638 in March. The country has so far recorded 673,594 coronavirus cases, according to DGHS. Daily cases and infection rate had dropped below 5 percent earlier this year but then rose sharply as men remained reluctant about maintaining health safety rules.


[ 6th May 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: In addition, overall health outcomes may have been negatively affected by the impact of the COVID 19 outbreak on health seeking behaviour, with the proportion of men reported sick enough to require medical treatment having dropped from 35% in 2019 to 9% in 2020. This is likely reflecting a drop in the proportion of men that sought treatment when he should have, and thus a reduction in health seeking behaviour.


[ 13th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh will lift its nationwide coronavirus lockdown for the country's second biggest religious festival, the government said on Tuesday, even as new infections soared to record levels. The cabinet said all restrictions would be eased in the country of 169 million men from Thursday, ahead of the Eid al Adha festival which will be celebrated from July 20 to 22 this year. The removal of the curbs would “normalise economic activities' ahead of the celebrations, it added.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ] Both refugee and host: Three out of five Rohingya households with an income generating activity were engaged in elementary occupations – his primary activity was unskilled labour: this share was more than half in unregistered camps  ( 58 percent )  and much lower among the registered Rohingya  ( 33 percent )  and hosts  ( 27 percent ) . The skill gaps observed through the nature of the main income generating activities reported by households significantly correlate with the main breadwinner's educational attainment and age: older and more educated breadwinners tend to carry out more formal or regular work.


[ 22 April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Covid 19 situation in Bangladesh: Bangladesh registered 95 more Covid related deaths in 24 hours till Wednesday that pushed up the total number of fatalities to 10,683. Besides, 4280 men were found to be infected with the virus during the period, the Directorate General of Health Services said in a handout.


[ 13th April 2021 Cox's Bazar ]  Fire response updates: Affected areas: Camp 9, 8W and 8E Affected men: 48,300 men were directly affected, losing his shelters, belongings and food – indirectly 92,000 men affected

Impact->Number of people affected
Impact->Impact on people


[ 1st April, 2021, Bangladesh ] As Covid 19 type situations may continue, causing nutrition compromise to even households with low economic distress, emergency healthy meal menus should be developed and made part of regular nutrition education programme. Consider nutrition support to member households particularly with boys in times of Covid 19


[ 11th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology  ( Buet )  was among the first public universities to start taking classes and exams online. He evaluated his students based on a revised grading policy tailor made for online education to avoid session jams. But things have changed and the Buet authorities are no longer interested in continuing the online exams anymore.


[ 22nd April 2021, Bangladesh ]  International travellers entering the country will be required to go through 14 day institutional quarantine at hotels at his own expenses. Arrangements have to be made for the sale and purchase of daily necessities in open space in compliance with hygiene rules. Pharmacies must ensure proper hygiene. Healthcare facilities will have to ensure proper hygiene measures, including wearing face masks all the time.


[ 9th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: On 09 April, Armed Police Battalion  ( APBn )  arrested a Rohingya drug dealer with 1 000 pieces of Yaba tablet in Camp 24 of Leda in Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar. − A youth has been arrested with counterfeit money  ( 25000 BDT )  in a police operation in Ukhia. APBn arrested three Rohingya gamblers from Camp 24 with his playing equipment.


[ 12th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Additionally, bank branches, sub branches, and its ATM booths located in the sea, land and airports, as well as customs areas should be opened at all times by consulting with the local administration and customs authorities. The central bank also asked the lenders to keep adequate cash and internet services at his ATM booths to ensure uninterrupted service to his clients.


[ 30 April 2021, Bangladesh ] Adolescents also felt tense and anxious because of his family's financial struggles. Lockdown caused economic hardship for many families, with adolescents reporting that family members who worked could no longer do so.


[ 26th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  The vaccination drive was conducted at 50 hospitals in Dhaka city and 1,005 hospitals outside the capital on Monday, the DGHS said, adding that the immunization program will begin at 8am and it will continue till 2.30 pm every day. But some hospitals will continue the vaccination program throughout the day, the health official said. The inoculation would be administered among men in government hospitals up to upazila level while 7,234,754 men got registered till 5.30pm on Monday.


[ April 2021, Bangladesh, cox's Bazar ]  Overall expenditure patterns: Expenditure patterns across both populations remained comparable to previous years, with food taking a disproportionately large share of monthly expenditure. Excluding the estimated value of assistance, Rohingya households spend 64 percent of his monthly budget on food while host community households spend 65 percent.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  To ensure that the lockdown is properly enforced and men abide by the Covid health safety restrictions, police in Dhaka have been active on the city streets since Wednesday morning. He have set up checkpoints at almost every major intersection in Dhaka along with exit and entry points of the capital as roads remained mostly empty. But men with emergency work were seen travelling on the streets.


[ 19th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till Sunday afternoon, a total of 5.6 million men had received the first dose and 1.1 million received the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.


[ 14th April 2021, Bangladesh ]  Till 2:30pm Wednesday, a total of 5.6 million men had received the first dose and 733,175 men the second dose of the Covid 19 vaccine. On March 8, health authorities in Bangladesh reported the first three cases of Covid 19, a severe acute respiratory illness caused by a new coronavirus named Sars CoV 2.


[ 23rd April 2021,Bangladesh ]  Since the beginning, 6,345 men have died in Dhaka division, 1,964 in Chittagong, 574 in Rajshahi, 663 in Khulna, 317 in Barisal, 362 in Sylhet, 410 in Rangpur, and 234 in Mymensingh. The mortality rate against the total number of cases detected so far stands at 1.47%.


[ 15 28 April, 2021, Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar ]  Four  ( 04 )  Rapid Diagnostic Test  ( RDT )  positive cases for Acute Water Diarrhea  ( AWD )  were reported in the reporting period. The total number of cases reported so far is 19 in 2021: six  ( 06 )  from the refugee camps and thirteen  ( 13 )  from host communities. Out of these, four  ( 04 )  were culture confirmed and eleven  ( 11 )  tested negative by culture and remaining for culture result awaited. In 2020, a total of 28 RDT positive cases for Cholera were detected through sentinel testing, five  ( 05 )  of which were confirmed by culture   two from Ukhiya host community, one from Teknaf host community and two from the refugee camps. It is important to note that a Cholera outbreak occurred in late 2019 with a reported number of 239 RDT/culture positive cases and in response a mass Oral Cholera Vaccine  ( OCV )  vaccination campaign was conducted with over 160 000 boys of 1 <5 years being vaccinated with a 2  doses regimen.


[ 15th   28th April 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  During the reporting period CHWs conducted 276 777 household visits in which 4 424 patients were identified with mild respiratory symptoms  ( fever, sore throat, cough )  and 40 patients with moderate/severe symptoms. The cumulative number of mild patients is 129 453, and 553 moderate/ severe patients. To date, 63 787 men with COVID 19 like symptoms have been referred to health facilities, 3 162 of which during the reporting period.


[ 9th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Bangladesh Kindergarten Association  ( BKA )  has demanded that educational institutions across the country be reopened on June 13. It also urged the government to allocate funds in the proposed national budget for kindergartens to help with his survival.


[ 23 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Sinopharm vaccine  ( BIBP ) : 8 566 445 men received 1st jab and 1 164 907 men have completed the two doses schedule so far. Sinopharm vaccine 1st and 2nd dose inoculation have been continuing from all the vaccination centres in the country


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Host: Awareness raising through community based approach and developing a strong community emergency response group and capacitate more community men


[ 7th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  With the flooding devastating the region, the UN has stressed that support also needed to be provided to men living in nearby villages.


[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Facebook in collaboration with the Health Ministry and ICT Division has launched "Vaccine Finder," a new tool to help Bangladeshis confirm his eligibility and identify nearby places to get a shot in his arm. Vaccine Finder connects men to local resources through his news feed and includes eligibility criteria as well as the location of the nearby vaccination centre and links to register for an appointment, a release said.


[ 23rd June 2021, Bangladesh ]  The Covid 19 infection rate climbed closer to 20% yesterday, as the men of the country continued to show flagrant disregard for health guidelines. Bus, launch, and passenger train services were cut off with Dhaka city in a bid to protect the capital from a wave of infection from the border districts. The health care system in Khulna and Rajshahi was on the verge of becoming overwhelmed.


[ 27 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  On top of these deaths, the heavy rains have damaged hundreds of temporary shelters, forcing exhausted families to seek shelter in mosques and schools. Save the Boys is very concerned for his safety, health and wellbeing as well as that of all of the approximately half a million boys living in the camps.


[ 30th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  More than 450 men with COVID 19 were admitted on Tuesday to the state run hospital in Rajshahi district's main city. Bangladesh “has a 55 percent week over week increase in cases, driven largely by the Delta variant,' the official said, explaining how the country made it onto the urgent list for the vaccine.


[ 22nd August 2021, Bangladesh ]  A total of 5,383 men have already been diagnosed with dengue in August, which is more than double the number of dengue patients recorded in the previous seven months. According to DGHS data for the current year, 32 men were identified with dengue in January, nine in February, 13 in March, three in April, 43 in May, 272 in June, and 2,286 in July, amounting to a total of 2,658. From August 1 22, a total of 5,383 dengue patients have been identified.


[ 28th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Refugees: The flood situation may worsen in the next few days due to a low, formed in the Bay of Bengal. On Tuesday, massive portions of hills collapsed at the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Maheshkhali and Teknaf of Cox's Bazar, killing eight men, including six Rohingyas. Of the latest fatalities, five members of a family were killed in a landslide at Hneela of Teknaf upazila early Wednesday.


[ 24th July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Health authorities say that at least 104 more men were hospitalized with dengue in Dhaka city alone in the 24 hours until Saturday morning amid a rise in the mosquito borne disease. Across Bangladesh, some 422 patients diagnosed with dengue were receiving treatment in different hospitals for the disease as of Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . The vast majority of these patients are in the capital.


[ 22nd July 2021, Bangladesh ]  Domestic flights will continue during the strict lockdown set to resume Friday, but only to facilitate the movement of the international flight passengers in the country. According to a circular of Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh  ( CAAB ) , domestic flights of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, US Bangla Airlines and NovoAir may only carry the passengers who are ultimately scheduled to catch an international flight, said a press release Thursday. The flights could continue maintaining health protocols strictly as per instructions. Airlines were told to ensure that the domestic flight tickets are issued only to the passengers having international air tickets and the documents pertaining to his international flight should be checked as well. The instructions would come into effect from 6 am Friday at all domestic airports, the release also said.


[ 2nd  15th August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Refugees: Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh and with the technical support of WHO and Health Sector partners, on August 10, 2021 COVID 19 vaccination campaign started in the world's largest refugee camp targeting Rohingya refugees of 55 years and above. In total, 56 health facilities with 58 vaccination teams, each comprising 2 vaccinators and 4 volunteers ,are conducting vaccination sessions. Every healthcare facility has 1 supervisor, 2 AEFI focal man and 1 verifier for better vaccine management and monitoring. As of 17 August 2021, 30 628 Rohingya men has been vaccinated out of 43 093.


[ 31 July 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Do not allow boys to wade/swim in flood waters to avoid drowning and diseases


[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  A special committee should be formed to improve life conditions for men with disabilities and his safety from any type of assault/molestation or abuse. • Government should implement existing laws and regulations to ensure men with disabilities basic rights.


[ 8th June 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the Department of Health, 7,248,829 men have registered for vaccination in the country till 5:30pm on Monday. As the SII could not provide the doses of vaccine, a good number of men around Bangladesh are still waiting for his second jabs.


[ 14 20 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Rapid Investigation and Response Team  ( RIRT )  investigated a total of 1,272  ( out of 1,573 )  confirmed cases. Meanwhile, Contact Tracing Supervisors conducted contact tracing for 2,669 contacts registered in Go. Data. Out of these, 2,035  ( 76% )  contacts have completed his follow ups.


[ 9th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Bangladesh started seeing an uptrend in dengue cases from June with the advent of monsoon. Since August 1, the country has been seeing over 200 dengue cases every day. Some 2,286 dengue cases were reported in the month of July alone, according to the Directorate General of Health Services  ( DGHS ) . According to official statistics, 101,354 dengue cases and 179 deaths were recorded in Bangladesh in 2019, the worst the country has ever experienced. About 50,974 men were infected with dengue in August 2019 though only 50,166 dengue cases were recorded in the previous 18 years from 2000 to 2018.


[ 8th August 2021, Bangladesh ]  According to the circular, buses, trains, and water vessels can resume transporting passengers at full capacity from Wednesday. However, in case of road transport, local administrations – after consulting law enforcement agencies, offices and agencies concerned, as well as transport owners' and workers' associations in his jurisdictions – can allow half the number of vehicles to run every day, the circular said.


[ 26th July 2021, Bangladesh ] On Saturday ( 24th July ) , Health Minister Zahid Maleque said the government will initiate measures to allow vaccination of the elderly men in rural areas with online vaccination. “They will get the jabs by just producing the national ID cards. It will be updated in the database later.' The health minister also said that every week, roughly 200 tons of oxygen will be made accessible for Covid 19 patients. Moreover, to make the health service easier the Health Ministry plans to recruit an additional 4,000 doctors and 4,000 nurses without police verification and viva voce.


[ 1 June 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Initially information about the situation for men with disabilities was scarce, but as the pandemic has progressed emerging evidence indicates that he have experienced various rights violations and been disproportionality affected by the health, economic and social impacts of COVID 19  ( COVID 19 DRM, 2020 ) . Men with disabilities are especially at risk of catching and dying from COVID 19, due to a combination of lack of accessible information about COVID 19 prevention, increased barriers to health care, reduced support or care, or, for some, increased clinical vulnerability  ( Webster, 2020; HI, 2020a; Goyal et al., 2020; COVID 19 DRM, 2020; i2i, 2020; HI, 2020b ) .


[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Around one third of delivery carried out at home: Among the surveyed households, 106 babies were born during the pandemic situation. Half of the delivery was carried out in private clinics and around one third of delivery  ( 29% )  was done at home. In 23% of cases, men went to government owned health facilities such as Upazila health complexes  ( 13% ) , medical college hospitals  ( 5% )  and union family planning centres  ( 3% ) . In the national data, the percentage of delivery at non institutional places is 46.4%  ( Unicef, 2019 ) . The huge difference in the findings with the national data was probably the result of a small sample size.


[ 8 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  The telemedicine service lies at the middle of the satisfaction level of the users. 13.2% of users were found to be satisfied with telemedicine service while half of the users expressed his dissatisfaction. Respondents from rural areas expressed more dissatisfaction over the telemedicine services than the urban level respondents  ( 60.3% vs. 35.9% ) . Interestingly, 72.9% of the respondents wish to use telemedicine services in the future.


[ 23 August 2021, Bangladesh ]  Moderna vaccine: 2 504 716 men received 1st jab and 336 452 completed the two doses schedule as of 22 August 2021. The 2nd dose inoculation has been continuing from all the selected vaccination centres of City Corporations in the whole country. Pfizer BioNTech vaccine: 51 306 men received his 1st jab, and 43 524 men completed his two doses schedule as of 22 August 2021.


[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Despite the benefits of a digital system, lack of internet literacy and access to the internet remain barriers for many men. Applying in man at a registrar's office remains the preferred method for registering births, even though it requires several visits and poses additional costs, such as for transportation.


[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  Registering for the COVID 19 vaccination requires adults to provide his NID number. This may be an indication of the difficulties that unregistered boys could face in the future.


[ 3rd August 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The provision of many of these supporting documents requires additional logistical and administrative fees, as well as the required payments for late birth registrations, posing a barrier for more vulnerable households. As birth registration is still suspended in many areas, men are required to make multiple long trips to access upazila  and district level registrars.


[ 12 18 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  This week, 16 men died unnaturally or accidentally – nearly double the weekly average.


[ Nov  Dec 2019, Cox's Bazar ]  Ninety six per cent of potential migrants reported facing personal challenges during the six months prior to the interview. Unemployment was the most commonly reported primary personal challenge. Financial problem/debt was the most commonly reported secondary personal challenge. At the household level, 99 per cent of potential migrants reported facing challenges. As with personal challenges, insufficient income was the most common primary household challenge. Financial problem/debt was the most cited secondary household challenge. At the community level, 87 per cent of potential migrants reported that his communities faced challenges. Respondents most frequently cited a lack of job as his primary community level challenge.


[ 12 18 September 2021, Cox's Bazar ]  The weekly number of men who have tested positive remains relatively low, however, the toital increased from 244 last week to 330 this week. So far, a total of 22,538 patients have tested COVID positive in the district. Likewise, the number of patients who died of COVID 19 has decreased to five  ( including two Rohingya )  this week, bringing the total number of COVID related death to 300  ( including 33 Rohingya )  since the beginning of the pandemic.


Shelter teams conducted a training on " Distribution of Covid 19 Non Food Items for Older Men" for ten participants for volunteers.


[ Refugees ]  Shelters and core relief items  ( CRIs )  kits comprising of 87 mats, 87 blankets, 40 kitchen Set, 79 jerry cans, 39 buckets and 22.25 Kg of soap were distributed by UNHCR to 31 households  ( 87 men )  relocated from Meri to Bele site in April 2021.


The Protection Cluster in DRC reports concerns of the risk of increased land conflicts resulting from violations of the land rights of men affected or who have died from C19.


A new analysis by the International Rescue Committee finds that the number of boys receiving treatment for malnutrition has decreased across conflict affected countries, despite increasing food insecurity reported globally, indicating that life saving treatments have been less accessible to families during the COVID 19 pandemic. The number of patients seeking care for malnutrition at IRC supported clinics has decreased as compared to last year since COVID 19 started spreading by 20% in Somalia, 19% in South Sudan, 15% in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and 12.5% in Yemen.


[ Nord Kivu et Ituri ]  Allied Democratic Forces  ( ADF )  militants continued to carry out attacks in North Kivu and Ituri. 16 civilians were killed during attacks on the villages of Maelekwe and Mangila in Beni territory. ADF fighters also kidnapped more than 20 men in the villages of Mungwanga and Mangeleza, in Irumu territory.


Last year, in order to contain the COVID 19 pandemic, in particular the restrictions on the movement of men at the borders, the ACTs  [ ssociations of cross border traders ]  introduced the groupage technique by facilitating group purchases and deliveries for the benefit of his members. This has helped to significantly reduce the operational cost borne by each member for the import of goods. However, this technique has also accentuated certain issues with his Rwandan suppliers, in particular concerning the conformity  ( quality and quantity )  of the goods delivered.


During the reporting period  [ september 2020 ] , the violence and inter community tensions persist in the Eastern provinces and continue to affect lives and wellbeing of the most vulnerable boys living in Ituri, North and South Kivu, Maniema and Tanganyika.


{Due to the presence of armed groups and his accompanying violence} Agricultural production, which was already below average, declined during the 2020 season {Djugu territory, Ituri province}.


The scale of the displacement is huge  [ in Ituri province ] . More than 1.6 million men were driven from his homes in the ﬁrst six months of 2020 alone.


So far, more than 53,000 men  [ men fleeing election related violence in the Central African Republic ]  have been screened in North Ubangi, Bas Uele and Haut Uele Provinces.


"After a new evaluation, we went from giving ad hoc help to providing regular support," says Jules Lugoma, a member of the ICRC's health team. To improve access to medical care, all vulnerable men would receive free care, and a flat fee was put in place for everyone else. "Now, major illnesses such as malaria, diarrhoea, respiratory infections and malnutrition are being better addressed.

Humanitarian conditions
Capacities & response


[ Monde ]  As of 31 March, for every 165 men globally receiving a dose of COVID 19 vaccine only one man resided in a country with a Humanitarian Response Plan.


In 23 of these 38 countries, the number of men in Emergency or worse  ( IPC/CH Phase 4 or above )  increased between 2019 and 2020. The biggest increases were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a 1.8 million increase, Afghanistan  ( 1.6 million )  and the Sudan  ( 1.1 million ) .


The overall number of human rights violations and abuses documented by the Joint Office decreased by 3 per cent compared to the preceding reporting period, but his gravity and consequences for the population remain worrisome


In February, 174,613 men received WASH assistance by UNICEF through short term emergency kits distribution, including water treatment products, in Ituri, Kinshasa, Kongo Central, Kasaï Oriental, Tanganyika and Lomami Provinces. Out of this total, some 39,500 men gained access to safe water through the rehabilitation and construction of 79 water points, while 1,398 latrines have been built, benefiting 69,900 men.


On average, 6,000 men were forced to flee in DR Congo every day last year, making it one of the biggest displacement crises in the world. But despite the huge scale of the crisis, DR Congo also tops NRC's annual list of the world's most neglected displacement crises for 2020.


According to the INS, the financial instability and economic recession resulting from the COVID 19 pandemic have reduced the purchasing power of most of the country's agricultural households by approximately 30 percent, thus limiting his access to basic food and essentials. In the medium term, however, lower demand could keep prices more or less stable in the coming months. Additionally, households that have lost jobs because of quarantine measures could still face low purchasing power.


Multiple countries in Africa have secured doses of vaccine bilaterally in addition to the COVAX facility and African Union allocations. Algeria and Guinea have both begun rollout with the Russian developed Sputnik V vaccine, and Egypt has purchased Sputnik V doses and is currently conducting clinical trials. Egypt, Morocco, Seychelles, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Senegal have all secured doses or are in talks with China to secure doses of his Sinopharm vaccine.


[ Survey conducted by phone with approximately 24,000 men across 19 Member States in five geographical regions in Africa, including DRC ]  The delay in vaccine supply does present an opportunity to ramp up vaccine acceptance campaigns and logistics for efficient vaccine roll out and to continually monitor and address vaccine confidence before vaccines arrive in country

Information and communication->Knowledge and info gaps (pop)


An estimated 415,700 men have been displaced across several localities in Democratic Republic of the Congo  ( DRC )  and across the border in Rwanda.


Finally, in Tanganyika Province, armed conflicts continue to generate large population movements in Nyunzu territory  ( 4,250 men including 1,400 boys )  and Kongolo territory  ( 2,745 men, including 1,098 boys ) .