Onno Van Manen, Save the Children’s Country Director in Bangladesh reflects on milestones crossed in 3 years since more than 700,000 Rohingya fled violence in Myanmar.

The Rohingya refugee camps, which are home to more than 855,000 refugees, are the perfect environment for coronavirus to spread like wildfire.

Bangladesh’s success in expanding the pneumococcal vaccine has been a huge step forward in reducing child deaths from pneumonia. But further work is needed.

Over the last 3 years, we’ve worked with the government of Bangladesh and other partners to develop the National Strategy for Community Health Workers.

Living in a refugee camp is no barrier to Tomal making his dream of becoming a writer a reality Tomal* is one of almost a million Rohingya who’ve fled violence back home in Myanmar, and are now living in Cox’s Bazaar refugee camp in Bangladesh. The 14-year-old is determined to record his people’s stories and […]

Back to school in Bangladesh’s largest brothel ‘Home’. For me, it means lazy Sunday mornings cooking breakfast in my pyjamas. A hot bath. My mum’s cauliflower cheese.For 13-year-old Aahna*, home means something entirely different. The small bedroom she shares with five other girls is more than just a place to live. It is her chance for a brighter future.

On World Health Day, we’re drawing attention to what remains the largest infectious cause of child deaths globally – pneumonia. Here are a few facts and thoughts about this silent killer.