{"id":13598,"date":"2024-03-21T20:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=13598"},"modified":"2024-03-23T09:40:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T09:40:18","slug":"deadly-explosion-rocks-au-military-base-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2024\/03\/21\/deadly-explosion-rocks-au-military-base-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"International Charity: Cholera kills 54 people in Somalia with cases rising"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU —<\/strong> At least 54 people have died from cholera in Somalia in recent months, said Save the Children, with nine people dying of the illness in the past week alone – the highest weekly death toll this year.<\/p>\n

More than 59% of the 4,388 confirmed cases for 2024 \u2013 or 2,605 people \u2013 are children under five, according to the latest report from Somalia\u2019s Ministry of Health and Human Services[1].<\/p>\n

In the Southern States, the Banadir region has seen the highest increase in the number of reported cholera cases in the last two weeks, with 586 new cholera cases reported from 23 districts, including 331 children aged under five.<\/span><\/p>\n

The current outbreak, which started in January 2024, is understood to be the results of the large-scale floodingthat took place in October and November 2023, according to Somalia\u2019shealth authorities. The Banadir region was one of the worst impacted by the floods.<\/p>\n

Save the Children is calling for urgent action by local governments and health agencies to stem the outbreak of the highly contagious disease, which spreads quickly through contaminated water. It can also spread rapidly in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage, flooded areas, and areas without safe drinking water \u2013 all issues that can be exacerbated by flooding.<\/p>\n

Save the Children is rolling out an emergency response to prevent further spread of the disease, working with\u00a0\u00a0the government, local partners, and communities to supports two cholera treatment centers. The aid agency is also providing hygiene kits and water treatment kits in and Beledweyn.<\/p>\n

Save the Children\u2019s Acting Country Director for Somalia, Mohamed Abdiladif said<\/p>\n

\u201cSomalia is at the front of the climate crisis. It was battered by rains and floods on the back of an horrendous drought. Children and families are extra vulnerable to illness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are concerned that the cholera outbreak will spiral out of control when the rainy season starts in a month if urgent action is not\u00a0\u00a0taken by government and donors to provide enough clean drinking water and sanitation facilities to\u00a0\u00a0communities. These vulnerable communities have faced back to back tragedies having been forced out of their homes by flooding and conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are doing all we can to provide humanitarian aid , including medical supplies, drugs, and cholera kits. However, more funds are\u00a0\u00a0to provide\u00a0\u00a0hygiene and sanitation items to prevent further spread of the cholera\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2023,\u00a0\u00a0more than 18,300 cases of cholera were recorded in Somalia[2],\u00a0\u00a0including 10,000 cases among children under 5[3].\u00a0\u00a0Save the Children said the devastating El Nino flooding in November and December destroyed toilets and latrines, forcing communities, especially recently displaced families, into open defecation.<\/p>\n

Save the Children has worked in Somalia for over 70 years and is a national and international leader in humanitarian and development programming in health, nutrition, water hygiene and sanitation, education, child protection and child rights governance. In 2023, Save the Children reached 4.7 million people in Somalia, including more than 2.47 million children.<\/p>\n

Source: Save the Children\u00a0 \u00a0Origin: View original<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU — At least 54 people have died from cholera in Somalia in recent months, said Save the Children, with nine people dying of the illness in the past week alone – the highest weekly death toll this year. More than 59% of the 4,388 confirmed cases for 2024 \u2013 or 2,605 people \u2013 are …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8148,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-health-cluster","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t