Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — Somali Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 109 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 9,437. 47 more people were recovered from the disease, hence the total number of recoveries is now at 4,306 according to the Ministry of Health. Six people have succumbed to …

MOGADISHU —  President Farmaajo has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine on Tuesday, a day after the first batch arrived in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. President Farmaajo said he was taking the vaccine to show Somalis that it’s safe. “I expressed faith in the vaccination efforts by endorsing it …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Monday received the first shipment of 300,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 in the Horn of African nation. The health ministry said the first shipment will target frontline workers, elderly and people with chronic health conditions and aims to …

MOGADISHU — Banadir Regional Administration has introduced a fine of $5 if found not wearing a face mask in public places in the capital Mogadishu. In a statement, the administration said all the eighteen districts in Mogadishu made the wearing of mask compulsory and those who fail to adhere to …

MOGADISHU — At least one person was killed  in a bomb blast targeting a COVID-19 pandemic awareness team in the Somali capital Mogadishu, local media reported. “A driver is dead and three people sustained injuries after terrorist targeted a car carrying members of COVID-19 awareness team in the Kaaraan district of …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations on Monday lauded Somali women for their huge contributions to peace and development as well as being on the front lines to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement issued in Mogadishu to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on Monday, the …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 200 oxygen cylinders and 50 oxygen regulators to Somalia to help the Horn of Africa country face the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Responding to the health authorities’ request to address the lifesaving demand for oxygenation therapy, WHO Somalia has procured …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Health and Social Care of the Federal Government of Somalia, received, on Wednesday, in Mogadishu, 1,500 oxygen cylinders from the Hormuud Salaam Foundation, as a humanitarian donation to confront the oxygen depletion disaster in Somalia to save Corona patients. Ali Sheikh Yasin, a senior member …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia has announced closure of all learning institutions for 14-days in a bid to cub the spread of the novel corona virus. Information Minister, Osman Abukar Dubbe announced Tuesday night the closure of schools and universities, also called on all sectors of the society to unite in taming …

MOGADISHU —  The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened food scarcity in Somalia to the point that many families are only eating once a day, a UN agency said on Wednesday. “By August, nearly 850,000 children under 5 are expected to be acutely malnourished,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian …