Somalia News News Somalia » Health: Strengthening Maternal Health in Somalia
In Somalia, where conflict, displacement, and fragile health systems create immense challenges, maternal and newborn health often hangs in the balance. Mothers-to-be face some of the highest risks in ...
News Somalia » Health: Somalia faces diphtheria surge amid vaccine shortages and aid cuts
Cases already doubled compared with 2024 Minister points to vaccine shortages and aid cuts Hundreds of thousands of children still not fully vaccinated MOGADISHU, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Diphtheria cases ...
News Somalia » Health: A visit to Somalia's crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war
MOGADISHU, Somalia — To save the life of his badly malnourished 3-year-old son, farmer Yusuf Bulle had to travel from a remote area of southern Somalia to the capital, Mogadishu, where a rare health ...
News Somalia » Health: Somalia's camel milk revolution is improving nutrition and creating jobs
MOGADISHU – Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia 's pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting goods and standing tall in local folklore. But on the dusty outskirts of the capital, ...
News Somalia » Health: Drought led to 71,000 ‘excess deaths’ in Somalia, report shows
A study finds that severe drought plaguing parts of Somalia since 2022 has killed at least 71,000 people beyond the number expected. About 40% of the lives lost were children under the age of 5, said ...
News Somalia » Health: Somalia's Upper House Committee inspects National Health Professionals Council
Somalia's Upper House Committee on Social Services conducted a working visit on Thursday to the headquarters of the National Health Professionals Council to assess its operations and role in ...
News Somalia » Health: Study Finds Anxiety, Depression Prevalent Among Somali Health Workers
Health care workers in Somalia suffer from high rates of anxiety, depression and stress because of their work with COVID-19 cases, a new study finds. The study was presented at a health research ...
News Somalia » Health: Aid cuts trigger health crisis in Somalia, say relief agencies
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 1.5 million Somalis have lost access to healthcare over the last two years as around 10 hospitals have closed or cut back their services due to aid ...
News Somalia » Health: Still No Justice in Somalia Health Workers Massacre
Two years ago, Gololey village in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region was shaken to its core by the chilling massacre of eight health workers. On the afternoon of May 27, 2020, five masked gunmen – four ...