WHO in Somalia
Breaking the cycle: addressing recurring cholera outbreaks in Somalia
4 November 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – Since the early 1990s, Somalia has suffered multiple outbreaks of cholera which, due to poor sanitary conditions, have affected a majority of the population living in internally displaced camps. The latest outbreak occurred early in 2024 in the capital Mogadishu, with the districts of Dayniile, Dharkaynley, Wadajir,...
26 years of building a solid foundation for polio eradication
Polio champion Maryan Jama Du’ale retires after 2.5 decades Maryam Jama Du’ale at her retirement farewell ceremony hosted by WHO Somalia in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Somalia31 July 2024 – In April 1998, certified nurse and public health officer Maryan Jama Du’ale was invited to a workshop to get familiar with a new initiative: the...
Full COVID-19 vaccination in sight for 70% of Somalia’s population
Somalia has made great progress in rolling out COVID-19 vaccination and these efforts will be sustained as part of the Big Catch-up, a global WHO initiative to boost access to immunization. Photo credit: WHO/I. Taxta15 July 2024 – Since COVID-19 was first detected in Somalia in March 2020, the country has made remarkable progress in limiting its...
USAID supports set up of subnational Health Cluster structure in Somalia, boosting localization
Dr Uday Raj Naidu Canchi Bhoopal (pictured in the middle), a WHO subnational Health Cluster coordinator, joins the Health Cluster strategic advisory group in a humanitarian fund allocation review exercise for partners in Jubaland. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Somalia3 July 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – Ms Fatima Abdirazak Ahmed joined WHO in Somalia at...
Prime Minister launches Somalia Immunization and Polio Eradication Task Force, calling for swifter action to end vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks
1 July 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – In a landmark step to accelerate progress towards accelerating immunization coverage and ending polio in Somalia, the Prime Minister of Somalia, His Excellency Mr Hamza Abdi Barre, launched a national task force on immunization and polio and a related forum on 29 June 2024. The Somalia Immunization and Polio...
Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response system: a game changer in Somalia
WHO and Ministry of Health personnel check for IDSR priority conditions during a joint support supervision visit to a health centre in Beledweyne district, Hirshabelle state, Somalia. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Somalia11 June 2024, Somalia – Amid the complex humanitarian emergency that is ongoing in Somalia, the population is highly vulnerable to...
WHO and Action Against Hunger provide life-saving health and nutrition services in drought-affected regions of Somalia
Mrs Abdia Adan and her son Mohamed at Garasbaley Health Centre, Kahda district, during his final follow-up appointment to check on his condition. Photo credit: Action Against Hunger/Ahmed Issack11 June 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – Abdia Adan returns to Garasbaley Health Centre, in the heart of Kahda district, Banadir Region, for her 8-month-old...
Japan and WHO reach over 3 million people affected by drought and floods in Somalia
A mother and her child at a Public Health Centre of one of the drought-affected districts in Kismayo, Somalia. Photo credit: WHO Somalia/I. Taxta1 May 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – A 12-month project led by the WHO Country Office in Somalia over the course of 2023 reached 3 137 217 people affected by drought or flood. The project was made possible...
Somalia marks World Immunization Week with a call to accelerate efforts to reach every child with essential, life-saving immunizations
29 April 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – While marking World Immunization Week this year, Somalia’s Federal Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have jointly urged partners and donors to accelerate immunization efforts to reach every child in Somalia. This year’s World Immunization Week...
Somalia’s tangible progress on malaria, even in the face of new strains
A team engages in insecticide residual spraying as a core interruption measure in response to the malaria outbreak in Burtinle, in Puntland, Somalia. Photo credit: WHO Somalia/A. Mukhtar25 April 2024, Mogadishu, Somalia – Somalia managed to reduce the prevalence rate of malaria from 20.1% in 2015 to 4.1% in 2023 in the most affected areas by...
