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WHO in Somalia
International Happiness Day - a mental health approach
Mother and child wait to receive a vaccination at a camp for internally displaced persons in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: Ismail Taxta/ WHO. Mogadishu, 20 March 2023 – Since 2013, the 20 March has been commemorated as the International Day of Happiness. The day provides an occasion to recognize and reflect on the importance of happiness in the...
“Every breath counts”: KSrelief and WHO join hands to prevent childhood deaths by increasing access to medical oxygen in Somalia
H.E. Eng. Ahmed Albaiz, Assistant-Supervisor General for Operations and Programmes at the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief), and Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, sign project contribution agreement Riyadh, 14 March 2023 – H.E. Eng. Ahmed Albaiz, Assistant-Supervisor General for...
Emergency medical team deployed in Somalia as WHO scales up efforts to strengthen trauma care services
Experts of emergency medical team on a post re-constructive surgery visit at Madina Hospital, Mogadishu. Credit: WHO/Somalia Mogadishu, 12 March 2023 – The WHO Country Office in Somalia recently deployed an emergency medical team (EMT) in Mogadishu to support trauma care and also help build local capacities of doctors, nurses and paramedics s in...
International Women's Day: WHO and Ministry of Health strive to achieve gender equity in Somalia by employing technological innovations
Mogadishu, 8 March 2023 – The Federal Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), commemorates International Women's Day under the theme of "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality" by calling on all the partners to collaborate in accelerating progress toward universal health coverage (UHC) by...
Commemorating Zero Discrimination Day: reducing stigma against HIV/AIDS
Laboratory workers conduct blood testing in Hergeisa, Somaliland. Photo credit: WHO Somalia/Fouzia Bano Mogadishu, 01 March 2023 – On Zero Discrimination Day (1 March), which is organized annually by UNAIDS to combat HIV/AIDS-related discrimination, WHO Somalia stands in solidarity with people living with HIV/AIDS. In 2023, the theme for the day...
Somalia calls for help as 1.8 million Somali children under 5 experience acute malnutrition and health complications
A mother and a child await their turn for medical attention, as WHO outreach team provides life-saving services in a remote district of Puntland. Credit: WHO Somalia WHO utilizes CERF funds to minimize health impact of drought Mogadishu, 1 March 2023 – A rapidly evolving drought and famine-like situation in Somalia continue to affect 7.8 million...
Japan and WHO officially launch project to provide emergency medical assistance to 2.7 million people in 29 drought-affected districts in Somalia
H.E. Ken Okaniwa, Ambassador of Japan to Somalia and WHO Representative Dr Mamunur Rahman Malik Nairobi, 22 February 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) Somalia Country Office and the Government of Japan have joined hands and officially launched a drought emergency response project that aims to reach over 2.7 million people across 29...
“God has listened to our prayers” claims a Jamame elder as WHO sets up first health camp in a decade
Demand for health services continues to grow in previously inaccessible Jamame district as WHO sets-up first temporary health camp in a decade. Credit: WHO/Somalia Kismayo, 12 February 2023 – “God has listened to our prayers and for the first time in 10 years we are seeing public health professionals supported by the World Health Organization...
Drought-survivors arrive at internally displaced person camps to "live another day"
A mother and child after travelling 350 kilometres on foot arrive at Daynile IDP camp in search of food, water and health services. Credit: WHO/Somalia WHO integrated health response services help save lives as severe drought triggers population displacements across Somalia Mogadishu, 9 February 2023 – “After walking for over 350 kilometres with...
Japan supports WHO to expand access to health for all in drought-affected communities in Somalia
WHO-supported community health worker conducting house-to-house visits in an internally displaced persons camp in Kismayo, Jubaland. Credit: WHO/Ismail Taxta Mogadishu, 6 February 2023 – The Government of Japan has recently allocated a grant to the World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Somalia to expand access to life-saving health...
