Health Cluster

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, …

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 …