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The Current State of Somalia's Health Regulations and …

WebAt the end of her six-day trip to Somalia in April 2022, the UN's Independent Expert on the Status of Human Rights in Somalia, Isha Dyfan, warned that "access to health care in the country remains alarmingly poor." She also called further attention to the fact that "just one government hospital serves the whole city of Mogadishu, so most residents …

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St. Paul startup creates disposable hijab for Muslim health care

WebAs health care workers, Samatar and Adam, both Muslim, are required to wear protective equipment that limits the spread of disease. Unfortunately, existing equipment could not adequately conceal their head coverings, forcing them to change into a new hijab every day, sometimes multiple times a day, during 12-hour shifts.

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Somalia welcomes first health insurance service

WebMogadishu (HOL) - Baraka Insurance has launched Baraka Aaliye Care, the first-ever health insurance service in Somalia, aiming to make healthcare affordable and accessible across the capital. This pioneering program, revealed on Friday, partners with multiple hospitals and clinics to offer various coverage levels suited to individual financial …

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Somalia leads call for urgent action on global disparities in …

WebSunday January 28, 2024. By Paul Adepoju. Somalia is leading development of new WHA decision that aims to tackle persistently high rates of maternal, newborn and early childhood mortality. WHO’s director general says the battle against maternal mortality has stalled; Somalia calls for a new WHA resolution committing to stepped-up action on

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Somaliland Launches its first Health and Demographic Survey

WebA new report jointly launched today by the Minister of Planning and National Development Hon. Hassan Mohamed Ali and the Minister of Health Development Hon. Omar Ali Abdillahi of Somaliland —titled the Somaliland Health and Demographic Survey (SLHDS) Report 2020—offers the decision makers and stakeholders vital information on …

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HOL 2020 Person of Year: Dr. Fawzia Abikar, Minister of Health, …

WebMonday, January 11, 2021. The HOL Editorial Board and Amin Arts have unanimously chosen Health Minister Dr. Fawzia Abikar as the 2020 Person of Year. The decision to recognize Dr. Abikar for this commendation is objectively informed by her exemplary performance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 …

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Heart Diseases in Children: A real challenge in Somalia

WebMonday January 3, 2022. In Somalia; around 7000 babies are born annually with a congenital heart defect. According to 2020 World Bank data, Somalia's population is about 16 million, and the crude birth rate is estimated at 42/1000. This gives a rough estimate of 672,000 live birth per year. If the incidence of congenital heart disease is …

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Making Health Care Accessible for Somali Women

WebOsman and the others also encourage the women to exercise, to get out of the house more, listen to music, and do other things to help them take care of their mental health. At the end of her class, Osman plays Somali music and leads the group in dancing. At first, some of the women are shy and reserved, while others wait impatiently for the

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Areas liberated from Al Shabab in Somalia face new humanitarian …

Web“ This area of Somalia liberated after many years has had no medical service,” said Ali Haji Adan, the Federal Government of Somalia’s Minister of Health told Zenger News, “we need help from humanitarian and donor agencies who can stand with us to establish health services in these liberated areas.

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UK launches programme to boost women and children health in …

WebThe UK has launched the 'Better Lives' programme, a new health initiative to improve the well-being of Somalia's most vulnerable women and children. This £38m UK government-funded project was officially unveiled today at the British Embassy in Mogadishu, marking a significant step in the UK's flagship health and nutrition …

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St. Paul health care workers create PPE for Muslim women

WebWhen health care workers Yasmin Samatar and Faraoli Adam were on the frontlines of the pandemic, they struggled to find personal protective equipment for Muslim women like them. So they launched Mawadda, a line of hygienic hijabs to help keep Muslim health care workers and patients safe in the hospital.

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New generation of Somali women is on the rise in Minnesota

WebNow, Abdi predicts, more of them will rise to leadership positions, challenging an expectation — in the society at large and within the Somali community — that “women should not be too loud or too assertive. “Young Somali women are becoming much more visible,” Abdi said. “They are a part of the landscape now.”.

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In Minneapolis, a Somali-owned mental health clinic seeks to heal …

WebThursday June 18, 2020 The Healing Path Wellness Services was destroyed May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. Courtesy photo (RNS) — In early June, Sulekha Ibrahim opened the doors of Healing Path Wellness Services, the mental health clinic she runs in South Minneapolis.. The clinic had been closed for weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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This Edmontonian has created an electronic medical records …

WebTo help families and friends of future patients in hospitals in Somalia, Hashi created OGOW (that’s the word for “know” in Somali), an electronic medical records system in the Somali language, in June 2018.

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Somaliland 'disturbed' by WHO's criticism over Las Anod …

WebHargeisa (HOL) - The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has reacted strongly to a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO), which criticized the recent attacks on healthcare facilities in Las Anod. "The Government of the Republic of Somaliland is deeply disturbed by the recent statement from the World Health …

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Somalia, UK sign MoU to improve maternal and child health services

WebTuesday April 18, 2023. Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Health Ministry and the British Embassy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Monday for a health project to enhance maternal and child health services. UNICEF will implement the Better Lives project in the Jubaland, Galmudug, and Banadir regional states. The agreement …

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HIV infections on decline in Somalia

WebThe WHO said findings of a 2014 survey showed that the HIV prevalence in Somalia had reduced to a level that could be classified as a low-level epidemic in all the states, while the most recent survey, conducted during 2018, showed that average antenatal HIV prevalence across the country stood at 0.1 percent for all states. “By geographical

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Somalia: Addressing health needs of women and children in Baidoa

WebSince May 2018, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has supported the Bay Regional hospital in Baidoa, in the South West State of Somalia, to address the health needs of women and children. From May to December 2018, over four thousand women received ante-natal or …

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Mohamed’s journey from farming in Somalia to working in a …

WebM Health Friday January 14, 2022 M Health Fairview Nurse Mohamed Jama Mohamed, RN, endured severe burns while fleeing the Somali Civil War. He received lifechanging care as a refugee in Kenya, inspiring him to a career in healthcare. Mohamed Jama Mohamed left his home in Somalia 30 years ago but he still remembers exact …

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