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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 Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre held a meeting with an international delegation led by the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Mafalda Duarte, at the Prime Minister’s office in Mogadishu on Sunday. Several Ministers, including the Minister of Climate Change, Minister of Education, Minister 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. …

MOGADISHU — The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has on Saturday dispatched a ship carrying a humanitarian shipment of 4,000 tons from the Mogadishu sea port to Puntland state and the SSC Khatumo Transitional Administration. The ship is scheduled to dock at the Port of Bosaso where the humanitarian assistance …

JOWHAR — An outbreak of acute watery diarrhea has killed at least 20 people, mostly children, in Bal’ad town in Somalia’s southern region of Middle Shabelle, an official confirmed on Saturday. The acute watery diarrhea broke out in the Gololey Magacle and surrounding villages of Bal’ad town, located approximately 30km …

DOLLOW — Social worker Fartun Mumin Abdille goes door to door and sits with women in Somalia, she knows first hand how the climate crisis has made the country a more hostile place for women. Decades of violence and recent climate-related disasters such as droughts and floods have displaced millions …

MOGADISHU — Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UK’s top diplomat, Sir Philip Barton, joined British Ambassador to Somalia Mike Nithavrianakis and Somali Minister for Women, Human Rights and Development, Amina Hassan Ali, to launch the UK’s flagship Gaashaan project, which will support survivors of gender-based violence across Somalia. The …

MOGADISHU — The Deputy Chairperson of Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Dr. Ahmed A. Adan, on Tuesday held meeting with Dr. Abdalla Bin Salim Al-Nu’aymi, the Qatari Ambassador to Somalia. According to a statement from SoDMA, the meeting was aimed at bolstering support for humanitarian efforts and reinforcing bilateral cooperation. …