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MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it has ramped up response interventions to save lives and prevent cholera transmission in Somalia after 30 people died of the disease since January. The WHO said Somalia has had uninterrupted cholera transmission in 28 drought-affected districts since 2022 and in …

MOGADISHU — Somalia reopened the National Blood Bank Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, in a significant move to address the shortage of blood supplies and save lives. Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, who inaugurated the fresh start for the center in Mogadishu, said it’s …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity with the support of generous people in Qatar, implemented 50 water projects in Somalia at a cost of QR 2.7mn. These projects are part of Qatar Charity’s ongoing efforts to provide safe and clean drinking water to impoverished communities in various states of Somalia. Qatar Charity, …

UNITED NATIONS — The risk of famine still lingers in Somalia among displaced people despite increased humanitarian assistance and rains bringing some relief from the devastating drought, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. However, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of a funding shortfall and continuing …

MOGADISHU — Somalia and the UN agencies on Tuesday started World Breastfeeding Week, calling for all to promote and support breastfeeding awareness in every setting. The Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund, also known as UNICEF, said in a joint statement issued in …

GARISSA — Kenya has confirmed three polio cases in the Hagadera refugee camp in Garissa County, raising fears of widespread transmission in the facility where more than 90 per cent of new residents are unvaccinated. Polio is a highly infectious disease that affects children under five years, causing permanent paralysis …

MOGADISHU — Somali health authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday renewed their commitment to eliminating viral hepatitis in the country. Somalia’s Ministry of Health and the WHO said in a joint statement issued in the Somali capital of Mogadishu to mark World Hepatitis Day that they are …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency said Tuesday that three aid workers died in Somalia between April and June. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said two aid workers perished when their vehicle was swept away by a flash flood in Gabiley district, northern Somalia, while …

HUDUR — The medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced Monday that it has decided to withdraw all its services from Somalia’s Las Anod General Hospital in the Sool region due to increased volatility and repeated security incidents that have impacted the safe delivery of medical care. It said …

MOGADISHU — More than 20 people, including soldiers, were killed and dozens others wounded on Monday when a suicide bombing rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu, a senior official said. A senior security officer in Mogadishu, who spoke to Anadolu on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the …