An estimated 40 per cent of people in the overcrowded camps currently have scabies, with a recent report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) suggesting that prevalence in some camps is as high as 70 per cent. Scabies is easy to treat but can cause severe physical and mental effects if left untreated. The usual treatment involves drugs applied to patients' skin, clothes and home environments to eliminate the parasite that causes the infestation. However, in this case Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warns that drugs will not be enough as the source of the outbreak needs to be tackled.

https://msf.org.au/article/project-news/bangladesh-urgent-response-needed-scabies-outbreak-coxs-bazar-refugee-camps

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In a global context marked by multiple large-scale humanitarian crises, international funding allocated to the humanitarian response for these one million stateless people is under increased pressure year on year. A very worrying situation for these people, who rely almost entirely on humanitarian aid due to their lack of legal status and cannot legally work to sustain themselves or their families.  Despite being one of the largest healthcare providers in the camps, MSF has reached capacity in several areas, and obliged to set stricter admission criteria to cope with the overwhelming medical needs of patients coming to our facilities.

https://msf.org.au/article/project-news/rohingya-camps-bangladesh-medical-needs-increasing-funding-stagnates

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On 8 September 2023, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit central , killing 2,862 people and leaving around 6,000 people injured , as reported on 13 September by the n Ministry of Health. The earthquake mainly hit the rural area of the High Atlas Mountains, where there were landslides, collapses and paths were cut or difficult to use. In this region, access to remote and rural villages already difficult to reach has been further affected by the earthquake. In the immediate aftermath of this tragedy, on 9 September, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sent emergency teams to assess the humanitarian and medical situation in the most affected areas, in the provinces of Al Haouz, Taroudant and Chichaoua.

https://msf.org.au/article/project-news/clone-mental-health-needs-priority-after-moroccan-earthquake

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On Tuesday 19 September, Azerbaijan launched an attack on several locations in Nagorno-Karabakh. Twenty-four hours later, a ceasefire was announced by all parties, followed by people moving to look for safety inside and outside the region. Armenian authorities reported on Wednesday 27 September that over 28,000 people have already crossed the Lachin corridor, located between Nagorno-Karabakh and the Armenian border, seeking safety and assistance in Armenia. On Thursday 21 September, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sent a team to Goris, in Syunik province, southern Armenia, to provide aid to people fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh to this province, after several months of living under siege.

https://msf.org.au/article/statements-opinion/msf-prepares-respond-people-fleeing-armenia

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