Health Cluster

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 …

MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Sunday confirmed 64 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,421. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said the majority of the latest cases were recorded in Banadir which have 33, Somaliland 16, Galmudug eight, and Southwest seven. Abikar said one …

BRUSSELS — The European Union has announced €105.5 million in aid to Horn of Africa nations facing not just the coronavirus pandemic but also ongoing conflict, severe flooding, and a months-long locust infestation that has destroyed crops and threatened food security. Somalia and Ethiopia will share €90 million nearly equally, …

NAIROBI – The World Bank has approved $137 million to bolster Somalia’s fight against COVID-19, response to drought, and floods. The Bank said Saturday it approved the funding in light of the ongoing fight against COVID-19 coupled with drought and floods. “The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a …

DOHA — Qatar, represented by the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), in cooperation with the Amiri Air Force fleet, on Saturday sent a shipment of urgent medical aid to the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia, within the framework of supporting the efforts of brethren in Somalia to confront and contain …

ANKARA — The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency [TICA] has sent humanitarian and medical aid to Djibouti and Somalia, as part of its support for the two countries to tackle the Coronavirus. In Djibouti, Kotlu Khan Yugel, Tikka coordinator, said the aid had been delivered to the Djibouti Red Crescent. …

MOGADISHU —  Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 81 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,170. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said the majority of the latest cases were recorded in Banadir with 44, Jubaland with 24, and Puntland with six. Somaliland had five and …

MOGADISHU —  As the laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 surge in Somalia, the country has also intensified its operations response to contain the epidemic. The WHO country office in support of this intensified response operations has deployed over 4000 community health care workers, each having to visit at least 5000 households …