Health Cluster

GARISSA — Kenya has confirmed three polio cases in the Hagadera refugee camp in Garissa County, raising fears of widespread transmission in the facility where more than 90 per cent of new residents are unvaccinated. Polio is a highly infectious disease that affects children under five years, causing permanent paralysis …

MOGADISHU — Somali health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday renewed their commitment to eliminating viral hepatitis in the country. Somalia’s Ministry of Health and the WHO said in a joint statement issued in the Somali capital of Mogadishu to mark World Hepatitis Day that they are …

HUDUR — The medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced Monday that it has decided to withdraw all its services from Somalia’s Las Anod General Hospital in the Sool region due to increased volatility and repeated security incidents that have impacted the safe delivery of medical care. It said …

BAIDOA — The President of the Southwest state Abdiaziz Laftagareen, received a delegation from UNFPA at the Presidential palace in Baidoa City on Monday. Laftagareen and UNFPA head in Somalia Niyi Ojoulape discussed the enhancement of healthcare, vocational training, youth employment, and strengthening cooperation. The Ministers of Planning, Youth, Health, Ports, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Ministry of Health has announced to regulate various medical sectors, including medicines, medical devices, biologics, herbal medicines, and medicated cosmetics, which is aimed at bolstering the nation’s healthcare system, The Ministry stated the announcement in a statement released on Saturday, highlighting its plan to implement registration, permit …

Cholera outbreaks are occurring with increasing frequency, and lasting for longer, across Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Tetiana Gaviuk, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) communications manager questions, why the death toll from this preventable disease is rising. Cholera is an acute bacterial infection caused by ingesting food or water contaminated with the …

HARGEISA — The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has reacted strongly to a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO), which criticized the recent attacks on healthcare facilities in Las Anod. “The Government of the Republic of Somaliland is deeply disturbed by the recent statement from the World Health …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the latest attack on a health facility in a disputed city in Somalia’s Somaliland region, where dozens of people were killed and injured, including healthcare workers and patients. The WHO said that Tuesday’s fighting in Las Anod also resulted in the …

JOWHAR — Doctors from the Burundi contingent serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have provided free medical care to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Towfik in Jowhar town. Speaking during the medical exercise, held last week, Maj. (Dr.) Severin Irambona, the Sector 5 Medical Officer, said …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said Sunday it has collaborated with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS Relief) to launch a project to enhance maternal and reproductive health for vulnerable and displacement-affected populations in Somalia. UNFPA Representative to Somalia Niyi Ojuolape said the initiative aims …