Health Cluster

MOGADISHU —  The Turkish Red Crescent has donated 10 ventilators to the Somali Health Ministry, the Turkish embassy in the capital Mogadishu said on Friday. “The machines that have been handed over to the Somali authorities will be used in intensive care units and contribute to the fight against COVID-19,” …

MOGADISHU — A resurgence of COVID-19 cases is hitting Somalia hard, straining one of the world’s most fragile health systems. Meanwhile, officials are waiting for test results to show whether a more infectious variant of the coronavirus is spreading. In the lone COVID-19 isolation center in the capital, Mogadishu, 50 …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Wednesday confirmed 198 new positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 6,444. 3 more people were reported to have recovered from the disease, hence the total number of recoveries is now at 3,781. Unfortunately, seven people have succumbed to …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia Monday closed all schools and universities for two weeks as COVID-19 infections rise in the Horn of Africa nation. After a Cabinet meeting in the capital Mogadishu, the government also proposed the establishment of a medical oxygen plant with support from Turkey. ”The government will continue to …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government on Wednesday banned public gatherings and called on non-essential workers to work from home amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. The ministers of health, information and security said the infection rate has gone up in February after nine people died and 100 new …

MOGADISHU — Minister of the Health of the Federal Government of Somalia H.E Fozia Abikar Noor confirmed to the national media that the number of cases of COVID-19 registered in the country has increased in the past two months. The results from COVID-19 tests conducted in the country from January …

MOGADISHU —  Health authorities in Somalia say the country has been hit by a second wave of the coronavirus, blaming travels abroad and public gatherings ahead of elections for the increase in cases. Minister of Health and Social Care Dr. Fawziya Abikar said cases have increased 52% in February compared …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Health, Fawziya Abikar Nur, says she is extremely alarmed about the rising number of COVID-19 cases after the country experienced one of it’s deadliest weeks since the onset of the pandemic. Speaking to HOL on Wednesday, the minister said ten people have died from the …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s prime minister Tuesday laid the foundation stone for expanding a Turkish hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Yardemeli Hospital is a maternal and child healthcare hospital located in Mogadishu’s Hamar Jajab neighborhood. Senior officials, including the education minister, lawmakers, and Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz, attended …

MOGADISHU — As the world grapples with COVID-19 in its final round, the Somalian government faces criticism for its lax approach to fight the pandemic. The Horn of Africa country has not imposed a proper lockdown since March 2020, when the first coronavirus case was reported in the country. However, a …