Seven years ago today, more than 700,000 Rohingya fled targeted persecution in Myanmar, marking the beginning of one of the world’s most protracted refugee crises.
Today, the situation remains critical as violence intensifies in Rakhine and other states, with the humanitarian situation rapidly deteriorating.
Astro Awani’s Melisa Idris speaks to Shinjiro Murata, general director of Médecins Sans Frontières Japan, who has recently returned from Myanmar after visiting MSF projects, and Dr Md Nadim Shahariyar, interim director of Kutupalong Hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
Produced by: Astro Awani
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