14. SPECIAL EPISODE: COVID-19 in the World's Biggest Refugee Camp

Asylum Speakers Podcast with Jaz O'Hara: Stories of Migration and Displacement

How do you self-isolate when you live in a refugee camp?

How do you wash your hands with no running water?

How do refugees even know about COVID-19 with no internet connection or phone signal?

You lot told me what you wanted to hear next on the podcast, so here it is... COVID-19 in a refugee camp. And I thought we might as well start with the biggest one in the world, Kutupalong Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, home to over 1.6 million Rohingya refugees.

This episode is with Dr. Maryam, who has been working in Kutupalong since 2018.

I spent some time in the camp at the end of last year and got to know Maryam as a friend. We recorded this conversation together, in person whilst I was there. Little did we know what 2020 had in store, and how relevant her words and insight into healthcare in the camp would be. She has since been updating me where possible on the situation in the camp now, and I have included these voice notes to bring you the most well-rounded account of dealing with a pandemic in a refugee camp, that I possibly could.

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