HEALTH
Somali mothers face suffering in district without a single health facility
(ERGO) - Shamso Farah Mohamed, a mother of seven and pregnant, is anxious about her next childbirth as there is no...
Somali doctors worried by rise of COVID19 in southern Beled-hawo district
(ERGO) - Doctors in the southern Somali border town of Beled-hawo are concerned about rising numbers of Coronavirus cases, with reports...
Somalis living with HIV/AIDS lose jobs due to Coronavirus
(ERGO) - Ismahan (not her real name), a single mother living with HIV/AIDS in Somaliland, has been depending on food...
Somali schoolgirl’s Corona fears at school without precautions
Schools in Puntland and in other parts of Somalia reopened August and September following a relaxation of lockdown measures imposed...
COVID19 cases rise among Somali media in Puntland
(ERGO) - Eight reporters working for public and private media houses in Puntland state of Somalia have contracted COVID19 over...
Humble clinic gives Guriel villagers a welcome health service near home
(ERGO) - Fadumo Osman gave birth a week ago at the new village clinic in Dhagahyale, 55 km south of...
Volunteer medics provide safe deliveries for rural Somali mums in Middle Shabelle
(ERGO) - Pregnant women from remote areas are able to deliver their babies safely these days at a community-run health...
Young Somali doctor shares her story of treating COVID19 patients in Mogadishu hospital and falling sick herself
(ERGO) - Hamdi Abdirahman Ahmed has spoken about her experiences as a doctor treating Coronavirus patients at a Mogadishu hospital...
Somali traders in Dollow apply Coronavirus measures in the market
(ERGO) - Market traders in Dollow district in southern Somalia’s Gedo region have put in place measures to curb the...
Sick and tired – Somali villagers in Kismayo walk miles after closure of mobile health service
(ERGO) - The shutdown of mobile health services has left rural communities in remote areas north of Kismayo, in Somalia’s...
