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Somalia restructures polio programme to end polio outbreak and protect communities
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Behind every team effort are people who care, collaborate, and make a difference. Proud to be part of this shared mission with the @WHOSom team.
Today, I met with WHO Somalia colleagues for our monthly staff meeting—an important space to hear directly from our teams, address the realities of our operating environment, and keep our collective priorities aligned.
In a complex operating environment, strong teams are built on trust, clear communication, and shared responsibility. My priority is to ensure our people are informed, supported, and able to contribute fully to WHO’s work in Somalia. #whosomalia #OneWHO
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At Somalia’s Joint Annual Health Sector Review, I acknowledged the Government’s commitment to joint working and development of HSSP III as the health sector’s contribution to the National Transformation Plan. Amid economic, political, and environmental challenges, including increased Ebola risk, we must sustain our focus on health security, maternal and child health, and immunization.
Somalia’s unique context calls for unique solutions, building on opportunities such as expanding community health services and continued partner support. I look forward to recommendations that help align partner support with sector priorities. @WHOSom @MoH_Somalia @DrAliHajiadam
Today, I joined the orientation of newly recruited District-level Public Health Officers in Mogadishu. These medical doctors will play an important role in preparing for and ensuring the quality of polio vaccination campaigns, while also strengthening routine immunization, disease surveillance, emergency preparedness and response, and other public health needs across the districts they serve.
Working with Somalia’s Ministry of Health, UNICEF and GPEI partners, we are bringing public health leadership closer to communities, where effective action can make a lasting difference.
Our ambition is clear: end polio and turn the gains made towards eradication into stronger public health systems that protect communities against a wider range of health threats. @WHOSom
#EndPolio #PublicHealth #Somalia
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.@WHOSom’s Rep. Dr @karamagihjoined today the Joint Health Sector Review in Mogadishu, bringing government & health partners together to assess progress, identify priorities, and shape the next phase of Somalia’s health-sector development. @MoH_Somalia @WHOEMRO
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The review reaffirmed the government's commitment to joint action and to developing the Health Sector Strategic Plan III (HSSP III) as the health sector’s contribution to the National Transformation Plan. @MoH_Somalia @UNinSomalia @WHOEMRO
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With increased Ebola risk and other challenges, Somalia needs innovative solutions to advance health security, maternal & child health, and immunization, aligned with national priorities. @MoH_Somalia @UNinSomalia @WHOEMRO
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Today, I joined the orientation of newly recruited District-level Public Health Officers in Mogadishu. These medical doctors will play an important role in preparing for and ensuring the quality of polio vaccination campaigns, while also strengthening routine immunization, disease surveillance, emergency preparedness and response, and other public health needs across the districts they serve.
Working with Somalia’s Ministry of Health, UNICEF and GPEI partners, we are bringing public health leadership closer to communities, where effective action can make a lasting difference.
Our ambition is clear: end polio and turn the gains made towards eradication into stronger public health systems that protect communities against a wider range of health threats. @WHOSom
#EndPolio #PublicHealth #Somalia
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Somalia is stepping up efforts to end polio. @WHOSom, working with @MoH_Somalia, @unicefsomalia & GPEI partners, has recruited District-level Public Health Officers (DPHOs) to boost district-level support for this goal. #EndPolio.
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At the orientation of the DPHOs, @WHOSom Representative Dr. @karamagih emphasized that ending polio remains the top priority, while DPHOs also strengthen routine immunization, disease surveillance & emergency response. #EndPolio.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is strengthening readiness for Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) across the Eastern Mediterranean Region, with intensified support to Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan, identified as priority countries through a regional risk assessment. The efforts follow outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the confirmation of an imported BVD case in Nairobi, Kenya.
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.@WHOSom is supporting @MoH_Somalia
to enhance national preparedness, coordination, and response capacity. This video highlights Somalia’s efforts to strengthen its readiness to detect and respond to Ebola. @WHOEMRO @UNinSomalia
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Somalia launches its first National Mental Health Policy to advance accessible, rights-based care @WHOEMRO @MoH_Somalia @UNinSomalia
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🟢 This #WorldMentalHealthDay2026, the UN🇺🇳 in #Somalia🇸🇴 joins the global call under the theme “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change”.
“Today's commemoration is more than an opportunity to raise awareness. It is an opportunity to listen, to learn & to strengthen our collective commitment to one another. Together, we can build a healthier, stronger & more resilient #UnitedNations workforce, better equipped to serve the people of #Somalia & advance the ideals of our organization.”
—Acting ASG & Head of #UNSOS, Ms. Qurat-ul-Ain Sadozai
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Somalia marks an important step with the signing of the Mental Health Policy, advancing accessible, rights-based, and person-centered mental health services and supporting meaningful engagement of people with lived experience. @WHOEMRO @MoH_Somalia @WHOSom
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.@WHOSom Rep. Dr @karamagih met with the Director of Digital Health at @MoH_Somalia, Dr Farah Mohamud, & his colleagues to discuss expanding digital health coverage, integrating national health information systems, & building data analytics capacity for better health planning
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It's World #MentalHealth Day!
When you learn that a friend or family member has a mental health problem, remember that they need your support to recover.
Your loved one may need you to be there for them to start their journey back to recovery.
Be patient with people living with a mental health problem. They may not be in touch as often as you’d like, and it may be hard for them to open up or express their emotions.
Stay in contact and be supportive. Be there for them and allow them to share their problems at their own pace.
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Lived experience is expertise. People who have experienced mental health conditions understand barriers to care and what needs to change. This #WorldMentalHealthDay, their voices must help shape mental health services in Somalia. @WHOEMRO @MoH_Somalia @UNinSomalia
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It's #WorldMeningitisDay
Meningitis is lethal. It is also a disabling illness.
#Meningitis strikes quickly, has serious health, economic and social impacts, and affects people in all parts of the world.
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إنه #اليوم_العالمي_لالتهاب_السحايا
التهاب السحايا مرضٌ فتّاك. وهو أيضًا مرضٌ مُسبِّب للإعاقة.
تحدث الإصابة #بالتهاب_السحايا بسرعة، وله تداعيات صحية واقتصادية واجتماعية خطيرة، ويؤثر على الناس في جميع أنحاء العالم.
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WHO Somalia retweeted
October is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
Each woman should seek medical attention if she has any of these symptoms:
🌸change in nipple appearance
🌸abnormal or bloody nipple discharge
🌸a lump in the breast
🌸change in breast colour
🌸pitting of the breast skin
🌸breast or nipple pain
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