Severe budget cuts threaten health care for 12.8 million displaced people in 2025, warns UNHCR. Refugees, including 6.3 million children, face losing critical medical services.
Declining global aid and reduced health budgets in host nations devastate refugee health programs. Malnutrition rises, chronic diseases go untreated, and deadly outbreaks spread.
NO OPTIONS FOR REFUGEES
With fewer resources, refugees cannot afford medical care. Strained public hospitals struggle to handle the influx. Poor sanitation fuels cholera, hepatitis, and malaria outbreaks. HIV treatment programs also face collapse.
BANGLADESH: ROHINGYA REFUGEES FACE MEDICAL EMERGENCY
- 1 million Rohingya displaced people struggle for health care.
- 40,000 pregnant women risk losing antenatal care.
- 19,000 malnourished children may miss treatment.
- 10,000 refugees with severe illnesses face loss of specialized care.
- Mental health services for 200,000 are at risk.
BURUNDI: RISING MALNUTRITION AND DISEASE
- Nutrition programs in refugee camps have shut down.
- 10,000 pregnant refugee women may lose essential antenatal care.
- Overburdened clinics struggle to handle rising patient numbers.
- Cholera outbreaks threaten communities, with 11 cases already recorded.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: HEALTH SYSTEM ON THE BRINK
- 2025 health budget slashed by 87% from 2024.
- Hospitals lack staff, medicine, and referral services.
- Water shortages trigger cholera outbreaks.
- 520,000 displaced people face severe health risks.
EGYPT: NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE SUSPENDED
- Planned surgeries and chronic disease treatments halted.
- 20,000 patients—including Sudanese war displaced people—lose critical medical support.
ETHIOPIA: CHILD MALNUTRITION CRISIS
- Four of seven refugee nutrition programs have shut down.
- Nine malnourished children discharged early, likely leading to deaths.
- 980 acute malnutrition cases managed by only two staff.
- 80,000 children under five face life-threatening malnutrition.
JORDAN: MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES IN PERIL
- 43,000 refugees risk losing access to primary health care.
- 335,000 women of reproductive age could lose maternal care services.
MOZAMBIQUE: SEVERE CUTS TO HEALTH PROGRAMS
- Maratane refugee settlement supports 8,000 displaced people and host communities.
- 50% funding cut slashes 80,000 annual health consultations.
- Mental health support and nutrition services reduced.
- HIV and TB treatments, gender-based violence services, and reproductive health care compromised.
CALL FOR URGENT ACTION
UNHCR’s global survey reveals the devastating effects of financial uncertainty. Millions fleeing violence now face life-threatening health risks. Immediate funding is critical to prevent further suffering and deaths.
