Health Cluster

JOWHAR — Burundian soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Saturday donated medical supplies to HirShabelle state, to help improve access to medical care by local communities and mitigate hardships brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Officers from the Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF) handed over …

MOGADISHU — Today, an EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Mogadishu from Brindisi, Italy, carrying humanitarian and medical supplies provided by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Italian civil society organizations and international NGOs. Two other flights to Somalia will take off from Brindisi in the …

GALKAYO — Somalia’s Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday paid a visit to Omar Samatar school in Galkayo where more than 16000 students are sitting for their final secondary school exams despite COVID-19. The state leader said that safety measures have been put in place to prevent the …

MOGADISHU — On a visit to the major tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, which plays a critical role in the management of COVID-19 patients’ care, on 21 June, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative to Somalia Mr. James Swan called for continuing international support to the Government’s response to COVID-19 …

ADDIS ABABA — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa and the Horn, and in Comoros. The grant, approved on 26 June, is part of the $10 billion COVID-19 Rapid Response …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has seen its lowest daily number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic broke out several months ago. The Ministry of Health and Social Care announced that 16 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, in addition to 19 recoveries. No death was recorded. Banadir region …

MOGADISHU — A newly launched emergency call center is boosting health response in the fight against COVID-19 in Somalia, the UN said on Thursday. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-backed center is receiving more than 8,000 daily calls from those who feel sick or need advice on COVID-19 in Somalia. …

ABU DHABI — The UAE sent an aid plane carrying 7 metric tons of medical supplies to Jubaland state of Somalia, to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. This aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the …

HARGEISA — Somaliland, a self-declared state in Somalia, announced Tuesday that it has removed all COVID-19 restrictions, including those on movement, social gatherings, and businesses. Somaliland’s Vice President Abdirahman Saylici told local media in the capital Hargeisa that the government has also removed restrictions on education, youth sports, and nightclubs, …

MOGADISHU — The number of people visiting health centers for routine care in Somalia has significantly dropped due to fear of contracting COVID-19 as well as lack of public transport or other means to access facilities, the UN said on Tuesday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …