Health Cluster

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 …

BAIDOA — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (AMTIS) has on Friday wrapped up a three-day medical sensitization and screening programme for 110 officers drawn from the Somali Police Force (SPF) and their families in South West State. According to ATMIS, the program was aimed at improving and enhancing …

BAIDOA — In a commendable humanitarian effort, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stepped in to provide crucial medical aid to families reeling from the devastating flooding in the Dollow district of Somalia. This assistance is much-needed as those affected grapple with the aftermath of the flood, which has …

GAROWE — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has inaugurated a health center for persons with disabilities (PWDs) and is operating it in the city of Garowe, Puntland region of Somalia. The new center serves 2,250 persons with special needs, with QR 1,168,475 funding from the  Qatar Ministry of Endowments and …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that it is ramping up response to curb cholera transmission in Somalia as heavy rains continue to pound several parts of the country. The WHO said Somalia has had uninterrupted cholera transmission in 29 drought-affected districts since 2022 and in the …

MOGADISHU — Somalia, UN agencies and other partners on Thursday renewed their commitment to addressing health emergencies, with a focus on polio, in the country. The government and the health partners, in a joint statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, expressed political support to stop polio, boost immunity …

MOGADISHU  — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday vowed to scale up efforts to help Somalia offer quality mental health care and services across the country. In a statement marking World Mental Health Day, which fell on Tuesday, the WHO noted it would step up the training of health …

MOGADISHU — At least six people were killed and more than 10 injured in a car bombing Thursday in the central Hirshabelle state in Somalia, according to officials. The perpetrator targeted a busy meat market in Bulobarde town, some 220 kilometers north of Mogadishu. Saadaam Cabdi Iidow, the town’s mayor, said …