BBC Media Action in Bangladesh equips Community Health Workers for Rohingyas to provide information to promote better health.
Kate Gunn, Senior Project Manager of BBC Media Action Bangladesh said, “When delivering information to the Rohingya people, normally they’d liked receiving content face-to-face and having discussion groups but because of Covid the community could no longer meet in large groups. So we had to change the type of content that we were providing. We reduced programmes to make them shorter so they could be shared amongst the community via mobile phone.” BBC Media Action uses radio, television, mobile phones, print and online media to promote good governance and health.
Taslima Akter, a Community Health Worker from Cox’s Bazar refugee camp said, “We always used to tell them about hygiene but now with the Coronavirus, we emphasize that much more.”
Health Workers often uses flipcharts to provide demonstration which helps to create awareness. “We start by holding the flipcharts, then we clarify what the pictures mean. We can explain isolation, quarantine, how to wash hands thoroughly, how to maintain a safe distance, how to use a mask, how to disinfect. The flipcharts made by BBC Media Action helped people to understand all these things much more easily,” Taslima added.
As a result, Rohingya refugees are now more aware of Covid-19.
