HEALTH
Warsheikh: The agony of expectant mothers in a town with no medical facility
(ERGO) - Just 60 km north of the capital Mogadishu, the ancient town of Warsheikh in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle region...
Measles deaths of children in Middle Shabelle
(ERGO) - Eleven children have died and more than 40 others have been infected in the past five weeks in...
Increased cases of children and adults sick with TB in Mogadishu
(ERGO) - Somali health officials say hospitals and health centres in Mogadishu have seen a dramatic rise in the number...
Speedboat ambulance weathers storms on remote tip of Somali coastline to ferry pregnant women to hospital
(ERGO) - A speedboat run by the health ministry in a remote part of northeastern Somalia’s Puntland region is helping...
Herders welcome livestock vaccination campaign in Somaliland
Mass livestock herd immunity campaigns have been conducted in parts of Somaliland over the last two months, aiming to vaccinate...
No snake anti-venom in Somaliland villages as puff adders cause deaths
(ERGO) - Jama Ali Nur rushed to find a torch when he heard his youngest daughter scream out in the...
Free fistula surgery in Borama hospital gives suffering Somali women their lives back
Khadra Ibrahim Ahmed can see a new future opening up in front of her after a successful operation at Borame...
Mentally ill patients roaming Burao streets as health centre runs out of money for drugs
(ERGO) - Patients from Mandhaye mental health centre in the northern Somali city of Burao, in Somaliland’s Togdher region, have...
Volunteer students arrange free treatment for Mogadishu IDPs with severe medical conditions
(ERGO) - A group of university graduates in Mogadishu has been visiting IDP camps in the city to identify patients...
Rising malnutrition among displaced in remote Bali-mataan south of Hargeisa
(ERGO) - Children suffering from acute malnutrition are being brought to hospitals in Hargeisa from Bali-mataan, a remote area towards...
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