Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — Officials from Somalia’s health ministry have delivered much needed medical supplies to Galkayo and Afmadow towns in the regions of Lower Jubba and Mudug respectively. The authorities of Galmudug and Puntland received the package, including face masks, gloves, sanitizers, and other equipment aimed to contain the spread of …

NEWYORK — In a statement released by the UNICEF working humanitarian and children protection based New York City urged authorities to investigate and bring in hand whoever behind on the health personnel massacred in Somalia. “We are shocked and saddened by the unnecessary abduction and killing of the 7 health …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency on Friday condemned the killing of seven health personnel and a civilian in Gololey village in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region by unknown gunmen. Adam Abdelmoula, the resident and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, expressed shock at the killing. The eight Somali civilians were abducted on …

MOGADISHU — Somalia received US$ 1.9 billion in official development assistance (ODA) in 2019, comprised of roughly equal volumes of humanitarian (US$ 934 million) and development aid (US$ 924 million). The World Bank, United Kingdom, European Union, and Germany were the largest providers of development aid in 2019, together with …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s ministry for information of the federal government released a statement concerning 8 health workers massacred in Galooley village under Bal’ad district on Thursday. According to the statement, the government directed the investigation team about the abduction and murder of health personnel in the Middle Shabelle region. “The …

MOGADISHU — Seven health workers and a civilian were killed in a village north of the Somali capital after being abducted by masked men in military uniforms on Wednesday, a director of a local aid group said on Thursday. “Armed masked men kidnapped seven of our health workers and a …

MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Monday confirmed 95 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,689. Fawziya Abikar, health minister, said 31 people recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of people who have been discharged from hospitals to 235. The minister said five patients succumbed …

DADAAB CAMP — Two residents of the Dadaab complex have tested positive for Covid-19, the United Nations refugee agency has announced. These first confirmations of the presence of the Coronavirus are raising fears that it could spread in the camps and surrounding communities. “The crowded conditions in the Dadaab refugee …

MOGADISHU — The coronavirus poses enormous challenges for Somalia, where the humanitarian situation is already dire, said the top UN envoy for the country on Thursday. Somalia, like the rest of the world, is focused on confronting COVID-19. There are more than 1,500 recorded cases although the actual figures are …

MOGADISHU — Somali Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed 47 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,502. Fawziya Abikar, the Health Minister said the new patients are from the semi-autonomous region of Puntland which has 19, Banadir 13, Somaliland 8, and SouthWest 7. Abikar said two …