Health Cluster

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 …

GARBAHAREY — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Ethiopia’s National Defence Force Contingent (ENDF) stationed at Bardheere Forward Operating Bases (FOB) in Gedo region, Jubbaland State on Tuesday began providing free medical treatment twice a week to the local community. The battalion is using supplies from Baidoa ATMIS …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency said on Sunday that it has stepped up its response to tackle the cholera outbreak in Somalia as the death toll has increased to 120 since January. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said a total of 10,647 new …

MOGADISHU — A total of 10,647 new cases of cholera and 102 deaths have been reported in Somalia due to flooding caused by heavy rains since January, the government said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Human Services classified 6,330, or 64 percent, of the total cases as severe, …

NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi recently joined his fellow Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi. The summit, which took place on May 09, 2024, saw high-level officials from across the continent come together to discuss the critical …

MOGADISHU — The British Embassy Mogadishu today launched the development phase of the Better Lives for Somali Women and Children programme with UNICEF, Mercy USA, Trocaire, Save the Children and Action Against Hunger and the Federal Government of Somalia. This innovative programme will improve lives for Somalia’s most vulnerable and …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and UN agencies jointly called on partners and donors on Monday to accelerate immunization efforts to reach every child in Somalia. Somali Minister of Health Ali Haji Adam Abubakar said prolonged conflict and instability in the last few decades have resulted in a weakened, fragmented, and severely …