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ONTARIO (SOHA) — Four Rivers Health Care in Ontario began in 1999 as a clinic to serve the medical needs of low-income people not covered by insurance or other programs, but has now added services to help some of the area’s newest residents — immigrants and refugees. The Welcome Center, …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Two sisters have died in Somalia from complications that arose after undergoing female genital mutilation, according to Hawa Aden Mohamed, who campaigns against the procedure. Ten-year-old Aasiyo Abdi Warsame and her sister, Khadijo, 11, died a day after they were subjected to the procedure in the remote …

World hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fueled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations warned on Tuesday, jeopardizing a global goal to end the scourge by 2030. Hunger appears to be increasing in almost all of Africa and in South America, with 821 million people …

Aid programs in East Africa may be forced to shut down following a cut down of funds for refugees by western governments. The Norwegian Refugee Council now warns the  budget cuts are hitting the East Africa aid sector hard adding that if more funding isn’t found, malnutrition will rise, schools …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – More than 294 000 acutely malnourished children are among some 1,5 million people facing a serious food security crisis in Somalia. The food insecurity is prevalent among populations who lost most of their animals and who became destitute during the 2016-2017 severe drought, flooding in April and …

SANAAG (SOHA) – Villagers in Geed la-rifay, 40 km from Badhan in northern Somalia’s Sanaag region, are facing a severe water shortage, with water being sold at a record high price of 200,000 shillings ($6.6) a barrel. The water catchments that refilled during the Gu rains have dried out. Local …

KISMAYO (SOHA) – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is offering free corrective surgery to individuals with cleft lip and palate deformities in Kismayo. The two-week medical camp, being held at Kismayo General Hospital, plans to benefit more than 100 patients in Jubbaland state. AMISOM doctors are conducting the …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Over 1.5 million people are facing food crisis in Somalia, the UN has said calling for urgent humanitarian support. The Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit for Somalia (FSNAU) said in a report Sunday millions of Somalis face food crisis between August and December. “Over 1.5 million people …

DADAAB (SOHA) – Maryan Mohamed Nur, 23, said goodbye to her family and friends in Dadaab’s IFO refugee camp this month as she set off on the education journey of her dreams, after winning a scholarship along with 15 other refugee students to go to university in Canada. Since fleeing …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Ministry of Education has dismissed as unconstitutional an order by Banaadir Regional Administration (BRA) to universities in the region to register their institution with the city administration. In letter to the BRA dated August 30, 2018, the Ministry said the regional administration does not have the …