MOGADISHU — An outbreak of cholera and acute watery diarrhea in Somalia had killed 26 people in the past six months, a UN health agency said on Tuesday. The World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest joint report with the ministry of health on the outbreak in Somalia that …

MOGADISHU — At least 3.5 million people are projected to fall into crisis or emergency food insecurity in Somalia between June to September, the UN humanitarian agency said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said someone million more children are projected to be malnourished. …

MOGADISHU —  Somali Parliament has unanimously passed the National Health Professionals Council (NHPC) Act on Monday. According to the Minister for Health and Social Services, Dr. Fowziya Nur Abikar act is an important step towards regulating health professionals. It will also provide practice and education guidance to the health professionals …

JOWHAR — Burundian soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday donated medical supplies to HirShabelle state, to help improve access to medical care by local communities and mitigate hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Officers from the Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) handed over …

ENTEBBE — At least  133 Somali nationals have been repatriated to Somalia after being stranded in Uganda for close to three months when flights were suspended after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic. The group is part of the 400 Somalia nationals who have so far been evacuated by their government …

MOGADISHU — Today, an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Mogadishu from Brindisi, Italy, carrying humanitarian and medical supplies provided by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian civil society organizations and international NGOs. Two other flights to Somalia will take off from Brindisi in the …

GALKAYO — Somalia’s Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday paid a visit to Omar Samatar school in Galkayo where more than 16000 students are sitting for their final secondary school exams despite COVID-19. The state leader said that safety measures have been put in place to prevent the …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s Federal Ministry for Higher Education has unveiled a new schedule for the National Examinations on Saturday. A statement from the office of the minister Abdullahi Godah Bare confirmed that the final exams for primary schools’ class eight will commence on 11th this month while high school will start …

MOGADISHU — Somali Disability Empowerment Network (SODEN) has condemned the murder of head of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in Baidoa. The chairperson of persons with disabilities, Sharif Jiis in Baidoa shot dead at his home on Tuesday night. The militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the killing of accusing Jiis …

MOGADISHU — On a visit to the major tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, which plays a critical role in the management of COVID-19 patients’ care, on 21 June, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative to Somalia Mr. James Swan called for continuing international support to the Government’s response to COVID-19 …