MOGADISHU —  The Doctors Without Borders (MSF) medical charity said Tuesday that a long drought and continuous insecurity in Somalia have displaced 3.8 million people. Those displaced hope to find food, clean water, shelter and health care, according to the humanitarian group. “Somalia experiences its sixth consecutive failing rainy season …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Monday marked World Immunization Week 2023 with two UN agencies under the theme of “The Big Catch-Up” with a resolve to strengthen primary healthcare and routine immunization across the country and ensure that no one is left behind. According to estimates by the World Health Organization …

MOGADISHU — Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya have begun evacuating their citizens from Sudan as fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that erupted on April 15 continues intermittently. The first group of Somali citizens, including students, arrived in Ethiopia, an official of the country’s Foreign Ministry told …

MOGADISHU — Recurring clashes between security forces and clan leaders in Las Anod in northern Somalia have resulted in the killing of 80 people and displacement of 30,000 more, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The WHO said in its latest update that between 154,000 and 203,000 people are …

NAIROBI — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Wednesday launched a 2-million-U.S.-dollar drought mitigation program in Kenya, Uganda, and Djibouti. David Phiri, the FAO Sub-regional coordinator for Eastern Africa and FAO representative to the African Union (AU), said the program will reach close to 100,000 …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it has ramped up response to curb cholera transmission in Somalia. “WHO and health partners have scaled up implementation of cholera response interventions in Kismayo, Beled Hawo, and other drought-affected districts,” said WHO in its latest update on the waterborne disease, …

MOGADISHU — A young nurse named Na’imo Abdirahman was murdered on Tuesday by a group of armed criminals in the Juungal neighbourhood of Yaqshid district in Mogadishu. She worked at Madina Hospital in the city. The criminals reportedly killed her over her phone, which they attempted to steal. When she …

MOGADISHU — Somali Health Ministry and the British Embassy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday for a health project to enhance maternal and child health services. UNICEF will implement the Better Lives project in the Jubaland, Galmudug, and Banadir regional states. The agreement was signed by Dr. Ali …

MOGADISHU — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Sunday it has kicked off a five-day training to equip its personnel with skills and knowledge to respond to their mental health and psychological needs while serving with the mission. The training on mental health and psychosocial support in …

MOGADISHU — At least three al-Shabab fighters were killed and a civilian wounded in a foiled terror attack in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, early Sunday, the police said. The police said the attempted attack occurred in the Hamar Jajab district in the southeast of the capital. The militants were …