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MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) distributed 1,500 food packages to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in various camps in Daynile and Garasbale on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, from which 10,872 people benefited. The aid is part of the continued assistance provided under the ‘Somalia Hunger Appeal’ campaign launched by Qatar …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Somalia Ministry of Health said Thursday it has rolled out a capacity-building plan for first responders and hospital managers to strengthen critical trauma care services in the country. The WHO said in a statement issued in Mogadishu, the capital …

MOGADISHU — The UN Children’s Fund, or UNICEF, on Thursday appealed for 272.3 million U.S. dollars to provide humanitarian services to 3 million people in Somalia, including 2 million children in 2023. The UN agency said the funds will help it expand the delivery of essential multisectoral services, with a …

MOGADISHU — The World Bank approved $50 million in additional financing through an International Development Association (IDA) Crisis Response Window (CRW) grant for the Somalia Urban Resilience Project Phase II (SURP-II). This will provide critical resources to scale-up the project’s ongoing support to a total of $70 million for drought-induced internally displaced …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said Monday that it has shipped about 30 metric tons of medicine and medical supplies to support lifesaving health services in the most affected areas in Somalia. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef, the UNICEF representative in Somalia, said children and women make up more …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) recently concluded its eye surgery and anti-blindness medical convoy mission, carried out at De Martino Public Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. At a total cost of $85,535 (QR311,776), the project was coordinated with Somalia’s Federal Ministry of Health, the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS), …

MOGADISHU — The death toll in Wednesday’s twin suicide attacks in central Somalia has climbed to 35, including both civilians and soldiers, with another 72 people wounded. Two suicide bombers of the al-Shabaab terrorist group targeted two residential buildings in Mahas, a town in Somalia’s Hiran region, early on Wednesday. The …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced Sunday the country will hire a record 3,000 new teachers to try to bridge a wide education gap. The move follows a four-fold increase in the Somali ministry of education’s budget for 2023. But critics note funding for education is still poor, …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has concluded its eye surgery and anti-blindness medical convoy, carried out at De Martino Public Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, in cooperation with Somalias Federal Ministry of Health, the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS), and the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Somalia. …

MOGADISHU — The ongoing drought and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the gaps in basic service delivery for health and the weaknesses in the health system that prevent it from serving the vulnerable population with good quality care, even in the challenging circumstances. Women and children from marginalized rural communities …