Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — The President of the federal republic of Somalia H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo extends his condolences to the people of Somalia on the death of Somalia Veteran Doctor Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe, SONNA reported. President Farmajo shared his sudd to the family of Dr. Hawa Abdi and the people of …

MOGADISHU — Prominent Somali human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Dr. Hawa Abdi has died. She was 73 years old. The exact date and cause of death of Abdi, popularly known as Mama Hawa, was not clearly established. Somali National Television (SNTV), however, reported that she died after …

GENEVA  — The Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), held its fourth meeting on 31 July. In its statement following the meeting, published today, it expressed “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, and highlighted the anticipated lengthy …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government has opened a new Coronavirus quarantine center at the Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu. Acting Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled presided over the launch of the facility, which consists of 87 rooms and contains 300 beds and other equipment necessary for the fight against the Coronavirus …

MOGADISHU — In the recent past, 25-year-old Zahra Mohamud* had visited the Hawadle maternal and child health centre in Hargeisa regularly to have her older son Ibrahim* vaccinated against the most common childhood diseases. However, since the COVID-19 outbreak in Somalia, Zahra has been afraid to take her 7-month-old second …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s total number of Covid-19 cases has risen to 3,178 after seven more infections were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Social care has reported. The seven new cases were registered in Somaliland, 5 cases and Banadir region, 2 cases. …

MOGADISHU —  In the sweltering seaside port of Mogadishu, Sharif Ahmed tried to attack his relatives and neighbours, resulting in an emergency trip to a psychiatric hospital in handcuffs. It is not the endless civil war making the 22-year-old restless, but withdrawal from the narcotic leaf khat that he has …

ABIDJAN — The African Development Bank today approved grants worth  $25.1 million to Somalia to bolster the national budget for government efforts to mitigate national and regional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding comprised a $10.04 million grant from Pillar 1 of the Bank’s Transition Support Facility and a …

MOGADISHU — An estimated 5.2 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, including over 3 million children, due to the combined devastating impact of floods, the locust invasion, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Somalia is one of the most fragile nations in the world, a country that has experienced …

MOGADISHU — Flash floods caused by heavy rains have affected about 37,000 people in Somalia, causing a humanitarian crisis in the regions affected, Somalia’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) said on Monday. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) said about 15,400 people have been displaced …