Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — Severe flooding has ravaged Somalia’s Bardhere District, causing casualties and displacing thousands of people. In response to the devastation, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) is mobilizing aid efforts to provide relief to the affected region. The country experienced moderate rainfall during the week of March 12, marking …

RIYADH — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) signed yesterday, on the sidelines of the 3rd Riyadh International Humanitarian Forum (RIHF3) in Riyadh, a cooperation agreement with UN Population Fund (UNFPA) to improve access for displaced and vulnerable females in Somalia to reproductive health services; the agreement is …

RIYADH — Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah, met yesterday in Riyadh with the Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr Ali Haji Adam Abubakar, on the sidelines of the …

MOGADISHU — At least 10 people were killed and several others were injured when al-Shabaab terrorists stormed a residential building in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, sprayed indiscriminate bullets with automatic weapons on civilians, and one of them blew himself up. Five terrorists from the al-Shabaab group, which is linked to …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian partners in Somalia and its government on Wednesday sought $2.6 billion to assist millions of people in the drought-hit Horn of Africa country. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) estimated that 8.25 million people — nearly half of Somalia’s population need …

MOGADISHU — The Government of Japan has recently allocated a grant to the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Somalia to expand access to life-saving health care for vulnerable communities living in hard-to-reach areas that are severely impacted by the ongoing drought. With 7.8 million people in need of …

MOGADISHU — State Minister for the Ministry of Health of Somalia, Dr. Maryan Mohamed Hussein received laboratory equipment intended to support Benadir Hospital’s laboratory section here in Mogadishu today on Saturday. Dr. Maryan thanked Italy for their contributions towards maintaining and equipping the Benadir Hospital, highlighting that these machines will …

MOGADISHU — A 5-day single-dose oral cholera vaccination campaign that aims to reach about one million people has been launched by the Ministry of Health and Human Services with support from UNICEF and the WHO. This house-to-house campaign aims to vaccinate 995 886 children aged one year and above including …

RIYADH — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, or KSrelief, continues to provide humanitarian assistance to people across the world, with the latest initiatives covering Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen and Lebanon. On Thursday, KSrelief inked an agreement with the International Medical Corps. The pact was co-signed by KSrelief’s Assistant …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Somalia Ministry of Health said Thursday it has rolled out a capacity-building plan for first responders and hospital managers to strengthen critical trauma care services in the country. The WHO said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital …