Health Cluster

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 …

MOGADISHU —  A ten-day free Cataract Surgery Camp, jointly organized by COMSTECH, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi, and Al-Nur Foundation (Somalia), concluded with a successful outcome, restoring vision to hundreds in Somalia. The camp, held at Dalmar Specialized and Teaching Hospital in Mogadishu, aimed to eliminate avoidable blindness in the …

MOGADISHU — Anab Muse is among the polio community mobilisers in Somaliland creating awareness among local communities and ensuring every child within the targeted age group receives the vital polio vaccine drops. “In the past several years, there have been people who thought polio is non-existent, despite the existence of …

JOWHAR — An outbreak of acute watery diarrhea has killed at least 20 people, mostly children, in Bal’ad town in Somalia’s southern region of Middle Shabelle, an official confirmed on Saturday. The acute watery diarrhea broke out in the Gololey Magacle and surrounding villages of Bal’ad town, located approximately 30km …

MOGADISHU — Some 37 people have died due to the outbreak of cholera in Somalia since January, indicating the severity of the outbreak, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The Ministry of Health and Human Services said there has been a significant rise in cholera cases, with a total of …