Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — Prolonged rainfall and flash floods in Somalia have led to an increase in cholera cases, disproportionately affecting displaced women and children, global charity CARE International warned on Friday. According to the charity, 123 lives were lost to cholera between January and June. The organization said that its national …

BAIDOA — Habibo Mohamed Ali is a 28-year-old Somali woman who recently embarked on a treacherous journey to new motherhood. Living in Baidoa, in Somalia’s Bay region, Habibo’s community has seen an influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) fleeing droughts, floods, and conflict, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis for vulnerable women …

MOGADISHU — In a landmark step to accelerate progress towards ending polio in Somalia and accelerating immunization coverage, the Prime Minister of Somalia, His Excellency Hamza Abdi Barre, on 29th June launched a national task force on immunization and polio and a child survival forum. The Somalia Immunization and Polio Eradication …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia on Wednesday called for greater protection for healthcare professionals and humanitarian workers who provide critical services to survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in the country. In a statement issued to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict that …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday they have ramped up response to tackle cholera outbreak in Somalia as death toll increased to 123 since January. The Ministry of Health and Human Services and the WHO said in a joint epidemiological report released in Mogadishu, the …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that it has launched a new project to reach nearly 900,000 people with life-saving interventions by 2024. The WHO said the project is targeting people in Somalia who are still living with the impacts of extreme climate events such as floods …

MOGADISHU –– Abdia Adan returns to Garasbaley Health Centre, in the heart of Kahda district, Banadir Region, for her 8-month-old son’s final follow-up at the facility. This visit proves different from her previous encounters as young Mohamed Hussein is now healthier. Abdia visited the health centre with Mohamed in November …

NAIROBI — The Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) region has recorded a surge in disease outbreaks following the recent heavy rains that caused massive flooding, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa said in a report released on Thursday. According to IGAD, the diseases with recorded outbreaks include …

GENEVA — Dr. Ali Haji Adam Abubakar, Somalia’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, was elected one of five Vice Presidents of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA), which began Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Frank Anthony, Guyana’s Minister of Health, was elected First Vice President. The other countries elected as vice presidents are Guyana, …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations relief agency has allocated 2 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for an urgent response to the cholera outbreak in Somalia, the UN said on Monday. The allocation is supporting UN agencies and their partners to provide lifesaving assistance to 60,000 …