Health Cluster

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 …

GENEVA — The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 2022 witnessed a vast cholera outbreak as the world recorded more than double infection cases. In a statement, WHO explained that 470,000 cholera cases were recorded in 2022, a significant year-on-year increase compared to 220,000 cases in 2021. The statement added …

MOGADISHU — Dozens are feared dead after a car bombing on Friday ripped through the central Somali town of Beledweyne. Local security officer Abdirahman Hassan Ibrahim told Anadolu over the phone that the explosion was the result of car bomb, adding that the number of casualties remains unclear. “The explosion was …

LAS-ANOD — The International Committee of the Red Cross says 43 bodies have been collected in the past week from the front line of the latest fighting in a disputed city in Somaliland. The ICRC in a statement Friday said a further 110 wounded people have been taken to hospitals …

MOGADISHU —  Qatar Charity (QC) inaugurated a health center within the Madina Hospital in Banaadir, a region in Somalia, in the presence of several dignitaries from the Somali government. In a press release, QC said that the health center is expected to benefit 20,000 people, adding that the center encompasses …

MOGADISHU — The Kidney Dialysis Center at Banadir Hospital located in Mogadishu, Somalia continues its medical services with support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief). During July, the center catered to a total of 83 patients. Among them, 27 patients underwent 190 scheduled kidney dialysis sessions …

LAS ANOD — Eight months into a conflict between armed forces of the breakaway state of Somaliland and local Dhulbahante militias in Las Anod, Somalia, hospitals in the embattled city are desperately working to maintain lifesaving supplies. Although the conflict has been effectively reduced to a deadlock, with neither the …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the UN agencies said Sunday they are rolling out a five-day cholera vaccination campaign in five districts targeting 590,803 people aged one year and above including pregnant mothers. Somalia’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in …