Health Cluster

MOGADISHU – Health Minister Dr. Ali Haji said 21 deaths and 117 people were wounded, with at least 15 in critical condition as troops end the Hayat hotel attack by Al-Shabaab. Somali police chief Gen Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar on Sunday said they ended a deadly attack and 106 people were …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and two United Nations agencies on Monday vowed to step up efforts to ensure breastfeeding-friendly environments for mothers and babies in all health facilities and workplaces in the country. The Ministry of Health, World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF said national efforts will be stepped up with the …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) Sunday said that this January to June, Somalia saw 8,041 cases of suspected cholera and 37 associated deaths due to water-prone cholera. Many of these cases are laboratory confirmed, amid Somalia’s worst drought in more than 40 years. The WHO said around 54% of …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization said Thursday it has recorded nearly 40 cholera-related deaths in Somalia in 2022. “Cholera is endemic in Somalia with recurrent outbreaks reported since 2017. Between 1 January to 10 July 2022, a cumulative number of 7,796 cases of cholera including 37 associated deaths (case fatality …

MOGADISHU — The German Government has contributed US$ 5 million to Somalia to improve the country’s capacity to deliver life-saving vaccines to remote and hard-to-reach communities. The contribution is part of UNICEF’s efforts with governments globally to take vaccines to the ‘The Last Mile’ – remote, rural, and peri-urban areas …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against deadly diseases and malnutrition afflicting the African country of Somalia due to drought. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Mamunur Rahman Malik, the WHO representative in Somalia, said some areas in the country are already experiencing a famine-like situation. He …

MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud tested negative for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to his spokesman, Abdikarin Ali Kaar. “Today, the President tested negative for COVID-19, and I can share with the Somali people that today’s testing of the President shows that he has recovered from Covid-19,” the spokesman …

MOGADISHU — From 13 to 17 June 2022, the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization (WHO) country office for Somalia hosted a technical mission from WHO headquarters and Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, comprising experts from the new Innovation Hub team, as well …

MOGADISHU – The World Heath Organization (WHO) has on Thursday said that more than 934,000 people in Somalia have received the first dose of the oral cholera vaccine. WHO officials outlined that the youngest recipients of the vaccine were children aged 1 year adding that expectant women also showed up …

KISMAYO — More than 30 children have died of malnutrition in the past 48 hours at Kismayo Hospital in the Lower Juba region. According to the administration of the children’s hospital, they were brought from the drought-stricken areas districts of Lower Juba region. Feisal Adan Ibrahim, head of the malnutrition …