Health Cluster

BEIJING — Somalia has signed a deal with Sinopharm, the Chinese company that produces the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, for the delivery of 200,000 doses. The Horn of Africa nation’s ambassador in Beijing, Awale Kullane, signed the agreement on behalf of his country in a ceremony witnessed by deputy head of …

MOGADISHU — Minister of health of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Dr. Fawziya Abikar Nor on Thursday met Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, H.E. Qin Jian at the embassy and discussed China’s support to Somalia specially getting Covid-19 Vaccine, SONNA reported. Dr. Fawziya thanked how China stands side by side with …

KISMAYO — Residents in Kismayo are alarmed about the rise of deaths in the city, which many believe is the result of COVID-19, which health officials believe is spreading in the community. According to regional data, the Jubaland Ministry of Health says that the disease has spread its tentacles throughout …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s economy contracted by 1.5 per cent in 2020 shedding off $186 million owing to the combined effect of COVID-19 and related shocks, a joint report by the government and the UN has revealed. The Socio-Economic Impact Assessment (SEIA) released by the Ministry of Planning and the UN …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s ministry of health announced 187 new COVID-19 infections bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 11,164. The new cases are from 122 Somaliland, Puntland 31, Jubaland 12, Benadir region 12 and Southwest State 10. In the same period, 14 new virus-related deaths were confirmed, taking …

MOGADISHU — The Al-Shabaab militant group has rejected Astra Zeneca vaccines claiming “it harms far outweigh its alleged benefit”. In a statement, the militant group Office of Politics and Wilaayaat warned the Somalis against the vaccine a week after vaccination rollout kicked off in the horn of the African nation. …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has successfully contained the spread of type three polio following robust vaccination campaigns and reporting, the World Health organisation (WH) has said. WHO Director of Polio Eradication for WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region Dr. Hamid Jafari said in a statement Monday the ‘Vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) has …

DHOBLEY —  African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces have provided free medical services to hundreds of people in Gedo region of Jubaland State as part of their civil military cooperation (CIMIC) activities. The free medical camp took place over last weekend in Gedo’s Burahache and Gherrile villages. Elderly people, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia recorded 17 COVID-19 deaths Saturday bringing the national tally since last March to 488 as the country battles a deadly second wave of the pandemic. The country has recorded an average of 10 deaths in the last week with a similar positivity rate as vaccinations continue. According …

MOGADISHU — Somalia continued registering a steady increase in the number of new confirmed Coronavirus cases as an additional 129 cases were reported on Monday taking the number of confirmed cases in the country to 10,210. The horn of the African country is currently experiencing a second wave of infections, …