The UK Secretary of State for International Development Anne-Marie Trevelyan virtually met with the WHO Cox’s Bazar team and discussed the COVID-19 preparedness and response activities in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, addressing the health needs of 1.3 million Rohingya refugees and their host community.
At the beginning of the global pandemic, UK aid committed over USD 1 million in additional support for WHO in Bangladesh to scale up health sector preparedness, response and coordination against COVID-19.
This includes increasing isolation and treatment capacity, providing technical guidance on the ground, providing essential medical supplies and equipment as well as capacity building to health workers and volunteers.