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GAROWE — An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 19 people, including many children, and over 300 others have been hospitalized due to a cholera outbreak in the semi-autonomous Puntland region since February 2024, health officials said. The disease originated in an IDP camp in Garowe, the administrative capital …

One of the world’s most vulnerable countries, Somalia is bearing the brunt of climate extremes. A two-year drought – its worst in decades – was followed last November by devastating floods. The double crisis is estimated to have killed tens of thousands of people, displaced millions more, destroyed livelihoods, and …

MOGADISHU  —  The United Nations has raised a red flag over Somalia’s escalating humanitarian crisis, marked by widespread food insecurity and malnutrition. During a recent visit, Joyce Msuya, Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, along with Beth Bechdol, Deputy Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization, …

DOHA —  Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) plans to launch 15 food security projects, for the benefit of 625,120 poor and displaced people, at an estimated cost of QR 31,129,400. Pursuing its mandate, QRCS provides food for those in need, helping maintain the necessary nutrition for poor people, towards one …

MOGADISHU — An outbreak of cholera in Somalia has killed some 54 people since January, indicating the severity of the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday. The WHO said 4,388 cumulative cholera cases have been reported, with all six states and 30 districts reporting cases. “High-risk districts are …

MOGADISHU —  The Al-Shabaab terrorist group stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu late Thursday following several bomb explosions and gunfire. Clashes erupted following the attack on the popular SYL hotel, which is located close to the presidential palace. Many people were injured, including Government Spokesperson Farhan Jimale, journalists …

MOGADISHU —  A ten-day free Cataract Surgery Camp, jointly organized by COMSTECH, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi, and Al-Nur Foundation (Somalia), concluded with a successful outcome, restoring vision to hundreds in Somalia. The camp, held at Dalmar Specialized and Teaching Hospital in Mogadishu, aimed to eliminate avoidable blindness in the …

MOGADISHU — Anab Muse is among the polio community mobilisers in Somaliland creating awareness among local communities and ensuring every child within the targeted age group receives the vital polio vaccine drops. “In the past several years, there have been people who thought polio is non-existent, despite the existence of …

MOGADISHU — Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has on Sunday evening embarked on distributing relief aid to the Somali people at the advent of Ramadhan. 300 vulnerable families living in Banadir’s Hamar Jajab district benefitted from the humanitarian supplies aimed at cushioning the families from the effects of natural calamities …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC)  launched projects for the holy Ramadan season in Somalia for the year 1445 AH / 2024 AD within the framework of starting to implement its Ramadan campaign “Endless Giving” outside Qatar, in the presence of HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. …