AC CES S TO E D U CATI ON, EMPLOYMENT, AND HE ALTHCA RE The Vaccination Act, 1880 S UMMARY The Act provides for a declaration for mandatory vaccinations to be made by publication of a notification in the Official Gazette. A PPL ICAB IL IT Y TO RO H I NGYA Mandatory vaccination declarations may be issued covering “any town or selected local area in Bangladesh,” and such declarations will apply to all inhabitants of the affected area. Therefore, a mandatory vaccination order, if made, should apply to Rohingya living in the affected area. PROTECTIO N NOT ES In accordance with Section 8, public vaccinators in mandatory vaccination areas are obliged to provide vaccinations free of charge at public vaccination stations. Where the GoB institutes mandatory vaccination regimes, Rohingya living in the affected area(s) should be included in such efforts and inoculated free of charge. Policy: National Health Policy, 2011 S UMMARY This Policy defines the goals of the Government in the field of healthcare. A PPL ICAB IL IT Y TO RO H I NGYA This Policy states that one of its main goals is to “establish medical rights as a right for people from all walks of life, in accordance with the Constitution and international charters.” As such, it should be applicable to Rohingya living in Bangladesh. PROTECTIO N NOT ES Rohingya living in Bangladesh should have an enforceable right to access primary health and emergency medical care, both from non-governmental service providers and state institutions. 72 BE YOND REFU GE: ADVANCING LEG AL PROTECTIONS FOR ROHINGYA C OMMUNITIES IN BANGL ADESH

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