Health Cluster

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 …

KISMAYO — Aisha Maalim returned to Kismayo in southern Somalia in March 2019, after having spent many years living in the Dadaab refugee camps located over the border in Kenya. Like many, she hoped to return to a better life as Somalia rebuilds after decades of conflict and instability. The …

MOGADISHU — The UN top envoy in Somalia on Sunday called for more international assistance to help the government to fight against COVID-19. James Swan, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, said the support provided by global partners has enabled Somalia to provide facilities for patient care in the country’s …

MOGADISHU — The additional threat of COVID-19 in Somalia besides an already fragile situation has worsened the situation of refugees and internally displaced persons, the UN has warned. Calling for concerted efforts to stem the tide, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) Saturday said the COVID-19 pandemic could further …

NAIROBI/GAROWE  — The new coronavirus could be spreading undetected through camps across Somalia hosting some 2.6 million displaced people, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday, as floods and conflict swelled the numbers fleeing into overcrowded settlements. Almost 500,000 people have been forced from their homes by recent floods in central …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has confirmed 39 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said in its daily report on Monday. Forty-five people have recovered while no death was reported, the ministry statement added. Fourteen of the new cases are from Banadir region, 12 from Puntland …

CAIRO — Egyptian Minister of Education Tarek Shawki discussed with the Immigration Minister Nabila Makram the means of the return of a number of workers within the mission of the Ministry of Education in the State of Somalia in light of the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Egyptian …

MOGADISHU — As part of efforts to support communities in its Areas of Responsibility, AoR, in the fight against COVID-19, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), on Friday presented a range of personal protection and hygiene supplies to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and vulnerable civilians in the Banadir region. …

MOGADISHU — Somali Health Ministry on Saturday reported 66 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections to 2,579. Fawziya Abikar, Somali Health Minister said the majority of the cases were recorded in the self-declared region of Somaliland 46, Puntland 12, and Banadir five, Southwest has two cases while …