1. COX’S BAZAR HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE IN Situation report for Media
28 October 2017
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
ISCG estimates that 605,000 forcibly-displaced Myanmar nationals have entered Bangladesh since 25 August.
BRAC's total coverage (based on sanitation coverage) increased to 440,680 people with installation of 11,017 latrines. BRAC ensures access to safe water for 279,004 people through 1,128 tube wells and three ring wells (44 tube well installed today). So far, 824 bathing cubicles were set up (55 today); especially for women and adolescent girls.
BRAC's 10 primary health centers and 50 health camps have provided 252,072 services (7,690 patients today). 31,436 cases of diarrhoea have been treated (1,002 today). BRAC has tested 5,948 people for tuberculosis, and initiated treatment for the 76 cases it identified (1 today). BRAC has helped to deliver 75 babies until now and one of them were born today.
120 child-friendly spaces have provided support to 17,709 children (9,826 today). Overall, 45% of children supported are girls.  
BRAC has provided 5,221 sets of kits with essential household items and an additional 2,440 blankets for the upcoming winter.
NEW AND IMPROVED ACTIVITIES

2. KEY CHALLENGES WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED MOST?
Addressing the needs of adolescents
Adolescents continue to be missed by many interventions. Concerns rising around vulnerability and possibilities of extremism.
Gender-responsive service delivery
Continued concerns about the safety and mobility of women in the settlements, which prohibit them from accessing services.
Privacy limitations
The quality of service delivery, particularly in terms of privacy and confidentiality, continues to be hampered by a lack of space. This is particularly affecting gender-based violence services. Significant concerns also rising around HIV and stigma, and the possibility of long-term rifts appearing between new arrivals and host communities as a result.
Shelter materials, such as high-quality tarpaulins; cold weather items, including blankets, floor mats, and clothes; fuel for stoves; cooking utensils and water storage containers; solar lights; and food.
WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED MOST?

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