Somalia 
Somalia: Round-the-clock care saves countless lives in South Galkayo Hospital(0)
Galkayo Somalia–Located in bone-dry central Somalia, the city of Galkayo is divided in half by warring militias and separatist regional governments that continuously clash in armed confrontations. Since Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was forced to evacuate its international staff in 2008 due to insecurity, MSF’s Somali staff has carried on the work of [...]
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Somalia: Somalis endure violence and lack of access to healthcare
Somalia–In 2009, the Somali population continued to fall victim to indiscriminate violence, while severe drought plagued parts of the country. Millions of people urgently require health care, yet the enormous gap between the needs of Somalis and the humanitarian response on the ground continues to widen. Ongoing abductions and killings of international and Somali aid [...]
Somalia: WHO confirms first cases of H1N1
Nairobi Kenya–The first cases of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 have been confirmed in Somalia, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO).
“Two out of 10 samples tested positive for novel H1N1 [pandemic strain] on 3 November 2009 in KEMRI [Kenya Medical Research Institute] referral laboratory in Nairobi,” Mohamed Mahamud Fuje, WHO’s H1N1 focal point for [...]
