Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — In a resolute commitment to address the challenges faced by children living with autism, the Federal Government of Somalia has announced its dedicated efforts to provide comprehensive care and support. Speaking during a commemorative event held in Mogadishu to mark World Autism Day, Health and Social Services Minister …

MOGADISHU — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has named Dr. Abdirashid Mohamed Nur Jiley as Somalia’s Special Envoy for Health and Nutrition. Dr. Jiley, a federal MP for South West State with a background in health and nutrition, is set to spearhead efforts to address the severe malnutrition and lack of …

MOGADISHU — Somalia received 1.4 million vials of oral cholera vaccine on Sunday, valued at US$2.5 million, in a bid to quell an ongoing outbreak of the disease. The initiative comes as the nation grapples with a surge in cholera cases, with 4,388 people infected and 54 fatalities reported since January. …

UNITED NATIONS — UN humanitarians said on Wednesday they are concerned about the spread of cholera in nearly half of the 72 Somalia districts amid a severe shortage in oral vaccine doses. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said almost 4,400 cases and 54 deaths were …

MOGADISHU — The upcoming heavier-than-normal Gu (April to June) rains in Somalia are expected to trigger cholera outbreaks in areas where the disease has not been observed for years, the UN humanitarian agency warned Monday. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it has teamed …

MOGADISHU — At least 54 people have lost their lives to cholera in Somalia in recent months. Nine of those deaths occurred within the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this year, humanitarian group Save the Children said. In an interview with VOA Somali, Mohamed Abdulkadir, acting operations …

MOGADISHU — AN outbreak of cholera, indirectly linked to climate change, has left at least 54 people dead in Somalia in recent months. The waterborne disease outbreak is peaking, with nine people dying in the past week alone, representing the highest weekly death toll this year. More than 59 percent …

MOGADISHU — At least 54 people have died from cholera in Somalia in recent months, said Save the Children, with nine people dying of the illness in the past week alone – the highest weekly death toll this year. More than 59% of the 4,388 confirmed cases for 2024 – …

GAROWE — An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 19 people, including many children, and over 300 others have been hospitalized due to a cholera outbreak in the semi-autonomous Puntland region since February 2024, health officials said. The disease originated in an IDP camp in Garowe, the administrative capital …

MOGADISHU — An outbreak of cholera in Somalia has killed some 54 people since January, indicating the severity of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The WHO said 4,388 cumulative cholera cases have been reported, with all six states and 30 districts reporting cases. “High-risk districts are …