Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — Somalia has made tangible progress to tackle malaria by reducing the prevalence rate to 4.1 percent in 2023 from 20.1 percent in 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The UN health agency said the gain was made in the most affected areas by adopting an integrated …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Health and Human Services His Excellency Dr Ali Haji Adam and high-level representatives of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative met virtually yesterday to review progress and further scale up efforts to end the country’s 7-year variant poliovirus outbreak. H.E. Dr Adam presented the Somalia Emergency …

MOGADISHU — At least 75 people have died from cholera in Somalia since January amid a significant rise in new cases, the country’s ministry of health has said. A total of 7,235 new cases have so far been reported, the Ministry of Health and Human Services said, adding that among …

In Somalia, an estimated 4 million people—or one-fifth of the population—face acute food insecurity; 3.8 million people are displaced from their homes; and 1.7 million children under five are acutely malnourished. The protracted humanitarian crisis behind these shocking figures is a result of ongoing conflict, climate-related disasters such as floods and …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia’s Health and Social Welfare Minister, Ali Haji Adan, handed over a fully equipped ambulance to Casuura Hospital. The hospital, located in the Yagoori area of the SSC-Khaatumo administration, received the donation. Representing the hospital’s administration, Madam Farhiya Yusuf Omar Fahiye expressed profound gratitude …

MOGADISHU — At least 60 people died from cholera in Somalia in the past three months, indicating the severity of the outbreak, the UN Children’s Fund, or UNICEF said Sunday. “There has been a significant rise in cholera cases in the last three months, with a total of 4,956 new …

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 …