Save the Children has launched a specialised maternal and child hospital in Teknaf to provide essential healthcare services to pregnant women, new mothers, and newborns from both the local community andthe Rohingya refugee population.
The hospital, established at Chakmarkul in Teknaf, will operate round the clock to deliver emergency and safe maternity services.
It will also work in coordination with the government and local partners to address critical gaps in referral-level healthcare.
The 60-bed facility currently offers primary healthcare services and will gradually introduce caesarean sections, emergency neonatal care, and blood transfusion services.
Existing services include outpatient and inpatient care, diagnostic tests, medicine supply, treatment for malnourished children, antenatal care, nutrition services, support for survivors of gender-based violence, and referral and ambulance services for advanced treatment when required.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, additional refugee relief and repatriation commissioner Abu Saleh Mohammad Obaidullah said that the initiative was timely in ensuring safe healthcare for Rohingya and the host community mothers and children.
He added that the government would extend all necessary support to ensure the hospital’s sustainable management.
Save the Children’s Cox’s Bazar director, Golam Mostafa, said that every mother has the right to a safe delivery, and every child has the right to a healthy start in life.
He noted that many women in Cox’s Bazar face preventable risks during pregnancy and childbirth, and the hospital would bring specialised services closer to those in need.
He further said that Save the Children was working closely with the Bangladesh government and local partners to ensure the hospital became an integral part of a strong, sustainable healthcare system for both Rohingya refugees and host communities.
In 2025, reductions in foreign aid and donor funding led to the closure of several health facilities and other humanitarian services in Cox’s Bazar. In this context, we anticipate that the new hospital will significantly enhance healthcare services in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
Save the Children has been working in Bangladesh for more than 50 years and has been implementing development and humanitarian programmes in Cox’s Bazar since 2012.
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