Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — The Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadishu has been officially reopened with a special ceremony, in the presence of Hamza Abdi Barre, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Ahmad Juma Al Rumaithi, UAE Ambassador to Somalia. The hospital reopened following comprehensive renovations and the installation of …

MOGADISHU — The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is sounding an alarm following a rapidly spreading cholera outbreak in Somalia’s central region of Hiraan following intense flooding caused by El Niño rains. The outbreak presents a grave public health crisis, with the majority of cases being severe and affecting the most …

MOGADISHU — The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, officially reopened the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadishu on Wednesday, after it underwent a major renovation funded by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The hospital, which was established in 2015 by the UAE as part of its reconstruction and development …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it had ramped up response to curb cholera transmission in Somalia after devastating flooding caused by heavy rains that pounded several parts of the country. Since January 2023, a total of 18,304 suspected cases of cholera including 46 associated deaths were …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has made donations of medical supplies to Madina Hospital and the Janale area in the Lower Shabelle region. The donated supplies aim to provide essential medical care to patients and residents in need within the region. Recognizing the urgent medical needs of …

RIYADH — The Saudi aid agency KSrelief has stepped up relief efforts in Yemen, Lebanon, Turkiye, Somalia and Pakistan. KSrelief’s prosthetics center in Yemen has provided help to hundreds of people in the war-torn country through physical therapy and other services. The rehabilitation center in Marib governorate provided 2,121 services …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of Somali Disaster Management Agency(SoDMA), Mahamoud Moallim Abdulle, on Saturday visited the largest trauma care centre at Madina General Hospital . The purpose of the visit was to inspect the progress of ongoing construction of the hospital. During his visit, the Chairman engaged talks with senior …

MOGADISHU — The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has successfully concluded a medical convoy offering general surgery and urology services at the De Martini Government Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.This initiative, a collaboration with Somalia’s Ministry of Health, was funded with a total of 416,302 QAR. Spanning 17 days, the project …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) has started a cataract surgery project for over 500 people in Somalia who otherwise could not afford it. Announcing the project on Monday at the National Eye Hospital in the capital Mogadishu, Taner Kurt, deputy head of the Turkish Red Crescent Somalia delegation, …

GENEVA — About 4 billion people are at risk of becoming infected with the dengue virus, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday. Diana Rojas Alvarez, the team lead on arboviruses – epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention department at the WHO’s emergencies program, told a UN briefing in …