Outreach services for displaced communities
Floods in Bangladesh in 1988
The Effects of a Natural Disaster on Child Behavior: Evidence for Post traumatic Stress
A Prospective study of children examined both before and after flood disaster in Bangladesh is used to test the hypothesis that stressful events play a causal role in the development of behavioral disorders in children.
American Journal of Public Health Editorial:
With each passing decade, the number of people affected by disasters worldwide is escalating. The reported incidences of floods, storms, earthquakes, drought, and famine have all increased and in total occur more often than civil strife.
Cyclone Aila 2009
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children Born to Climate Refugee Mothers in Bangladesh: Experiences from Cyclone Aila
Cyclone Aila hit the South West coast of Bangladesh in May 2009, when in Dacope Upazilla over 50,000 people were left homeless as climate refugees (CRs) for over two years. We determined neurodevelopmental status of children born as CRs compared to their non Climate Refugee (NCR) counterparts. Pregnant mothers were enrolled from May 2009 to April 2010 in entire Dacope in a study which profiled their health conditions. From among these mothers, 12 months post-Aila 267 CR mother-child dyads, and 552 NCR mother-child dyads were enrolled to assess their children’s neurodevelopmental outcomes.
The Rohingyas: an internationally displaced population
Displaced Rohingya children at high risk for mental health problems: Findings from refugee camps within
The 2017 political violence against the Rohingya people in the state of Rakhine resulted in a large influx of displaced populations into Bangladesh. Given harsh conditions and experiences in Myanmar, and the harrowing journey to the border, raised levels of child neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and mental health problems were expected.
