Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — At least 25 children were killed and several others injured after unexploded ordnance went off at a playing field near Qoryoley town in southern Somalia on Friday, local authorities confirmed. The tragedy was caused by explosive remnants of war like bombs and landmines that children were playing with …

NAIROBI —  A cholera outbreak has affected 2,786 people in Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee camp, home to over 300,000 refugees, most from neighboring Somalia. At a press conference in Nairobi on Tuesday morning, Doctors without Borders (MSF) warned of a looming health catastrophe in the camp if the situation persists. Two …

RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has signed a cooperation agreement with the Somalia-based regional mission of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to provide support for the Emergency and Rescue Unit of the Somalian Health Ministry, benefiting 821,250 people. The agreement, which was signed at the …

GENEVA — One billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera — a “pandemic killing the poor” — despite prevention and treatment being relatively straightforward, the United Nations warned on Friday. The UN branded the outlook bleak, saying it did not have the resources to fight the outbreaks, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Monday marked World Immunization Week 2023 with two UN agencies under the theme of “The Big Catch-Up” with a resolve to strengthen primary healthcare and routine immunization across the country and ensure that no one is left behind. According to estimates by the World Health Organization …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday it has ramped up response to curb cholera transmission in Somalia. “WHO and health partners have scaled up implementation of cholera response interventions in Kismayo, Beled Hawo, and other drought-affected districts,” said WHO in its latest update on the waterborne disease, …

MOGADISHU — Somali Health Ministry and the British Embassy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday for a health project to enhance maternal and child health services. UNICEF will implement the Better Lives project in the Jubaland, Galmudug, and Banadir regional states. The agreement was signed by Dr. Ali …

MOGADISHU — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Sunday it has kicked off a five-day training to equip its personnel with skills and knowledge to respond to their mental health and psychological needs while serving with the mission. The training on mental health and psychosocial support in …

MOGADISHU — Flash and riverine floods caused by heavy rains in Somalia could exacerbate outbreaks of waterborne diseases, the UN humanitarian agency warned on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the rains have come at a time when an outbreak of cholera and acute …

MOGADISHU  — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it has dispatched the first 12 metric tons of health and nutrition supplies for flood victims in southern Somalia. The UN agency said the supplies will help the displaced families who now find themselves living in makeshift shelters on higher ground, …