 Joint Secretary Salima Jahan (second from left) and other distinguished guests join Community Partners International (CPI) and Green Hill representatives on a visit to the CPI-supported biogas plant in Doria Nagar, Cox's Bazar. (Md, Dipu/CPI) On March 13, 2022, Community Partners International (CPI) welcomed Salima Jahan, Joint Secretary of the Government of Bangladesh, member of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) and Project Director of the Household Energy Platform (HEP) at the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, and other distinguished guests on a visit to a biogas plant supported by CPI in Doria Nagar village, Cox’s Bazar.
 Raju, a Sexual and Reproductive Health Volunteer supported by Community Partners International in Kutupalong Refugee Camp, Bangladesh, helps Rohingya women and girls to access health and hygiene services. (Jennifer de Perise/CPI) Raju, 51, lives in Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. She works as a Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) volunteer supported by Community Partners International (CPI) and local partner Green Hill helping Rohingya refugee women and girls to access essential health services. To mark International Women’s Day, Raju spoke to Community Partners International about her work and community, and the health and hygiene challenges faced by women and girls.
 Dr. Ashim in the Emergency Department at Sadar Hospital, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Md. Dipu/CPI) When Dr. Ashim started working at the COVID-19 Isolation Unit at Sadar Hospital, Cox’s Bazar, in late 2020, Bangladesh was in the midst of a severe wave of COVID-19. “The pressure was very intense,” he explains. “We were overwhelmed with the number of patients. We had 20 beds but we were receiving more than 40 patients each day. We had to turn some patients away because we didn’t have enough space. The Emergency Department was also full.”
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