Health Cluster

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 …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least seven children were killed in Bakool region in the last 48 hours following diarrhea outbreak as risk of floods continue to be experienced in the country. HOL has learnt the seven children succumbed to acute watery diarrhea in Ato village in Bakool region while several others …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Floods have killed at least 25 people and injured 47 others as heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Somalia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The WHO said the heavy rains pounding several parts of Somalia have displaced more than 270,000 people, destroying livelihoods and infrastructure …

BELEDWEYNE (SoOHA) — As flood rescue and recovery efforts continue in Somalia, the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) fears the floods could trigger deadly outbreaks of malaria, diarrhea, and other infectious diseases. “These floods have already cost lives and our concern is that another fatal disaster is on its way,” …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Somalia has for almost three decades been in the throes of conflict; now add the most recent drought and the result is displacement and food shortages. There are reports of the urgent need for assistance among the most affected regions, such as Baidoa. In the first half …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – At least 72,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Belet Weyne town and other surrounding villages in central Somalia as Shabelle River levels continue to rise, the UN humanitarian agency said on Tuesday. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it has teamed …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Xasan Cali Khayre, on Sunday laid the foundation for the construction of a National Blood Bank Facility. Somalia did not have a functioning national blood bank for close to three decades. This critical project is being implemented …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has seen a reduction in the number of cases of cholera and related deaths in Somalia since December 2017. The UN health agency in its latest report released on Thursday attributed the reduction to improved disease surveillance and case management. …

HARGEISA (SoOHA) – Fadumo Mohamed Abdullahi, a mother of four, is eight months pregnant and is getting ante-natal care for the first time at the new clinic built in her remote village of God-daamiro in Somaliland. Two of her children were born in the village with the help of a …