Health Cluster

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, …

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 …