Health Cluster

MOGADISHU — Somali health authorities have quarantined four people over Coronavirus fears as the Horn Africa nation tries to prevent the entry of the deadly disease into a country with a collapsed health services. Somali Health Minister Fowsiyo Abikar Nur announced that the authorities quarantined four people who have arrived …

MOGADISHU  — A passenger who traveled from China via Ethiopia to Somalia was Tuesday quarantined at a special facility at Aden Adde Airport in Mogadishu following suspicion of the novel coronavirus. The quarantine is the first in the Horn of Africa nation. The Ministry of Health said in a statement the …

MOGADISHU — At least seven deaths and over 700 cases have been reported in a cholera outbreak in Somalia, the United Nations said on Sunday. A total of 732 cases were recorded across the country between Jan. 23 and Feb. 25, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of …

MOGADISHU — Keysaney hospital commemorates 28 years of providing impartial war surgery and emergency medical care for civilians and wounded combatants. The hospital is run by the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The anniversary was marked by a gathering …

BAL’AD  — An outbreak of acute watery diarrhea has killed up to five people in Bal’ad town in Somalia’s southern region of Middle Shabelle, an official confirmed on Thursday. Deputy Governor of Bal’ad town, Hanbali Ahmed, said that acute watery diarrhea broke out in the town causing deaths. “Up to …

BELETWEYNE — Diarrhea outbreak has killed 16 people in villages under the Hiiraan region caused by river Shebelle floods in November 2019. Beletweyne referral hospital has received 75 patients for the last two days. The impact of waterborne disease in BeledWeyn town reaches a high level of diarrhea patient receiving …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – On the directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, a Qatari Air Force plane carrying medical aid arrived Monday in Somalia to support those who were injured as a result of the recent terrorist bombing in the capital Mogadishu. The medical and relief …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – A Turkish military plane arrived in Somalia’s capital early Sunday bringing help in the wake of a terrorist attack that claimed scores of lives. “Turkish Armed Forces aircraft carrying health services personnel and equipment have arrived in Mogadishu in an effort to provide support for our Somali …

BORAMA (SoOHA) – Nim’a Hassan Mohamud, 24, can see a new future opening up in front of her after undergoing successful fistula surgery in a hospital in Borama in Somaliland. She underwent the operation on 10 September this year after struggling for four years with the physically and emotionally painful …

MOGADISHU(SoOHA) – The first phase of nationwide integrated polio and measles vaccination campaign has concluded in Somalia having achieved high coverage. WHO in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF launched the first phase of the campaign from 24 to 28 November 2019, targeting more than 1.7 million …