Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) provides medical and humanitarian support for Rohingya refugees, who face multiple barriers in accessing healthcare and protection in the country.
Our teams provide general healthcare and mental health support to the Rohingya and other communities through our clinic in Butterworth (Klinik Mewah 6), our mobile clinics in Penang, and our activities in detention centres.
We refer patients for specialised healthcare and support an increasing number of sexual violence survivors, including victims, both men and women, of human trafficking.
Our teams have also established a community-led advocacy group to support refugees in acquiring skills to tackle issues concerning community relations, arrests and detentions, and resettlement.
In Malaysia, refugees, asylum-seekers and stateless people are criminalised by domestic law and thus are unable to access healthcare, education or work due to their irregular status.
