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WHO Somalia: Health Emergency Programme Update, September 2020

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HIGHLIGHTS

  • ALERTS: 784 alerts of epidemic-prone diseases were reported through the EWARN system in September 2020. The top three leading alerts were for malaria (38%), suspected AWD/ cholera (13%) and measles (49%) – with most cases located in the drought and flood affected districts.

  • COVID-19: In September 2020, the MoH with support from WHO tested 11 046 suspected cases of COVID-19 and recorded 96 recoveries and 2 deaths associated with the virus. Since the onset of the outbreak in Somalia, there have been 4074 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 including 100 associated deaths. The median age amongst confirmed cases is 32 years and 74% of the cases have been male.

  • Measles and polio campaign: An integrated measles and polio campaign in 17 districts of Banadir region took place from 30 August to 3 September 2020, vaccinating over 400 000 children from 6 months to 5 years.