Somalia - HIV/Aids Updates

Brief Summary Calls to Radio Ergo’s independent audience feedback platform this week (17-23 August 2023) included a higher number of complaints than last week about rising food insecurity, drought...

Mogadishu, 1 December 2022 – The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with Federal and State ministries of health, has managed to keep the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired...

Equal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights is crucial for all 8 billion people in our world today. The urgent call to dismantle discriminatory barriers to rights and choices is nowhere...

Key messages UNICEF is appealing for US$ 847 million to provide urgent life-saving and climate resilience support to 4.2 million people, half of them children, in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea,...

1 December 2021 - World AIDS Day is commemorated on 1 December every year to shed light on the plight of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome...

Introduction Malnutrition is a major public health problem of the world. It dramatically increases the risk of early death, is responsible either directly or indirectly for more than one third of all...

Executive Summary Unlocking a brighter, healthier future for Somalis There has never been a more opportune time to ensure Somalis have better access to health, education, sanitation and nutrition...

INTRODUCTION UNICEF, WHO and the Ministries of Health of Somalia and Somaliland remain committed to supporting the provision of care and treatment of individuals with HIV while maintaining a safe...

Somalia Launches Game-changing Report on Health and Lives of Somalis, including Hard-to-Reach Nomadic Communities MOGADISHU, 30 April 2020 - A new report launched today by Somalia—titled the Somalia...

Shaping our work Since our previous quarterly update in September, we have continued our efforts to change the narrative in Somalia and have launched several new initiatives with far-reaching impact...

WHO Somalia is changing the narrative. The confidence that the Somali government, donors and other partners place in us to efficiently and effectively carry out our work strengthens our motivation...

INTRODUCTION IOM IN SOMALIA Established in 2006, IOM Somalia has set a strong record on the delivery of frontline services to crisis-affected populations, while steadily developing models and...

Foreword For the first time in decades, a child born in Somalia today has the chance to become part of a generation who may experience peace, and stability. With this would come a string of...

Sampling Sampling Procedure The primary objective of the sample design for the Northeast Zone Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey was to produce statistically reliable estimates of most indicators for...

MORODIJEEX – It was early morning when a young sheikh, Abdi Iidan, and his wife joined the long queue leading to a tent in Morodijeex, Somaliland. Mr. Iidan stood out from the crowd; women dominated...

Fifty-six young people in Somalia have been sharing experiences and debating on reproductive health issues affecting the youth through a series of weekly health talks that went on for a period of two...

UNFPA sub-office in Garowe, Puntland State of Somalia is working on ensuring that the region has in place a series of crucial actions required to respond to reproductive health needs at the onset of...

WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE IN THREE YEARS? The complex, inter-linked and multi-dimensional humanitarian challenges in Somalia requires correspondingly complex solutions, from a development and a...

Highlights Drought conditions continue to ravage parts of Puntland and Somaliland where the 2016 Gu rains have been late and erratic. 1,200 households in Adale in Middle Shabelle are facing acute...