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WHO in Somalia
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 a...
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...
Somalia launches campaign to vaccinate one million people against cholera
The campaign comes against the backdrop of the drought that has seen a rise in the number of recorded cholera cases Mogadishu, 22 January 2023 – A 5-day single-dose oral cholera vaccination campaign that aims to reach about one million people has been launched by the Ministry of Health and Human Services with support from UNICEF and the WHO. This...
WHO rolls out capacity-building plan for strengthening trauma care services in Somalia
MOGADISHU, 12 January 2023 –The World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Somalia, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, has initiated a capacity-building plan for first responders and hospital managers to strengthen critical trauma care services in the country with the aim of cutting down preventable mortalities within the...
WHO pilots first-ever programme leadership and management training for RMNCAH in Somalia
Participants during a group work exercise developing an annual plan for rolling out the national RMNCAH strategy with key deliverables, indicators and budget lines during the 5-day workshop on programme management in Mogadishu, Somalia. Credit: WHO Somalia. Mogadishu, 1 January 2023 – The ongoing drought and the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the gaps...
Universal Health Coverage Day: Building the World We Want to Deliver A Healthy Future for All
Health workers prepared to visit a camp for internally displaced persons in Kismayo, Somalia. Credit: WHO/Ismail Taxte Mogadishu, 12 December 2022 – Since 2014, 12 December has been commemorated as Universal Health Coverage Day, marking the day in 2012 when the United Nations unanimously endorsed a resolution urging all countries to accelerate...
UK and WHO partner to fight against diseases and protect health of drought-affected communities across Somalia
WHO-supported health worker administering vaccine to a child at a primary health care centre in Galkayo, Puntland. WHO/Fouzia Bano Mogadishu, 11 December 2022 – The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) and the World Health Organization country office in Somalia have recently signed an agreement to support...
