By Rhoda Odhiambo IASTER GUARDIANS/ Anna Qabale Duba reportedly beat more than 24,000 nominees to the Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award A Kenyan nurse who campaigns against early marriage and female genital mutilation says she is “speechless” after winning a … Continued
Mogadishu – Abdulkadir Mohamed Abdullahi was born in the rural area of the Mudug region, Puntland, in Somalia, in 1992, to a family of pastoralists. At birth, he had normal vision. He was brought to the city of Galkayo at the … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Somalia and the United Nations agencies on Saturday jointly urged humanitarian partners, local private agencies and donors to help boost children immunization efforts and outreach across the country. The ministry of health, the World Health Organization (WHO) … Continued
Somalia’s health officials have hailed the Chinese government’s assistance in revamping the entire operation theater of Banadir Hospital in the capital Mogadishu. MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Somalia’s health officials on Tuesday hailed the Chinese Embassy for supporting the revamping of the entire … Continued
By Mercy Juma As Somalia faces what experts call its worst drought in a decade, children are bearing the brunt. Parents are struggling to feed them, with nearly half of the country’s under-five population likely to suffer from acute malnutrition … Continued
David Wafula The World Health Organization (WHO) says that around two-thirds of Africans have been exposed to the Covid-19 virus. A study has found a significant under-counting of infections on the continent because of so many cases with no symptoms. … Continued
By Barbie Latza Nadeau ROME—The queue outside the Baobob refugee soup kitchen in central Rome is filled with desperate migrants and refugees every single day of the week. In recent months, most are from Afghanistan and war-torn African nations like Somalia, Sudan and the Tigray … Continued
GENEVA (AP) – As much of the world´s attention is focused on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday there’s “nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat” … Continued
Ramadan is a special time for reflection, self-improvement, kindness and spirituality – and fasting is one of the key pillars of this sacred month, as believers fast from dawn to dusk. 4 Positive Impacts of Fasting: Regulates ‘bad’ cholesterol Many … Continued
Kenya’s Ministry of Health has lifted the mandatory wearing of masks that was imposed on 3 April 2020 at the height of COVID-19 infections and hospitalisations in the country. Announcing the development on Friday, Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe, said Kenyans … Continued
Addis Abeba – The U.N. said measles cases continue to be reported since December 2021 in Doloado and Bokolmayo woredas of Liban Zone, in Somali Region, “with about 700 new cases and 12 deaths recorded as of 3 March.” The news … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) deplore the brutal attack of the Turkish-trained Haramcad police force against journalists covering militants attack in Mogadishu on Wednesday 16 February 2022. Around 9:00am on Wednesday, a group of local journalists went … Continued
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