Nobi, 42 – Testimony of Rohingya

As I walked with him through the camp, we could hear the residents call: “Nobi vai!” (Brother Nobi!). Nobi is undoubtedly very popular in the area. As a leader among Doctors of the World’s volunteers, he is also a major pillar in community work. Nevertheless, his gestures and words are humble, smart, and calm. He discusses quietly about the need for a clinic for the inhabitants, but then he wells up as he starts to talk about his 2-year-old son. Being a father, a community leader, and a community worker is a heavy burden. His warm human nature feels like a healing energy for the inhabitants of the camp who have experienced unimaginable hardship and fear. Since January 2018, Nobi has been participating and helping the Rohingya community by conducting health education activities. Ranging from disaster prevention and first aid to hygiene education, vaccination, family planning, maternal and newborn health, diarrhea, malaria, and dengue fever, many  different topics and issues have been covered in the activities. Akiko, Doctors of the World’s nurse   Nobi’s Story I think that health education is necessary for the people living here. How can we live healthily here without knowledge? Clean water and hygiene education are important.     There is a long distance between the area we live and the clinic, so most people don’t go to the hospital, even when they are sick. It is also hard to get medicines. Many households have small children and for them it...
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