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Somaliland to vaccinate 600,000 young children against polio



The Somaliland Ministry of Health, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organisation are implementing the programme, which will administer the vaccine to 600,000 children.
On Monday, the Ministry of Health sent 1,209 vaccination teams of four trained health workers to Marodi Jeh, Togdheer, Awdal, Sanaag, Sahil and Sool to carry out the campaign, according to Kaise Kosar of the ministry's public health unit.
"The campaign will continue for three days in all areas except Marodi Jeh, which will have four days," Kosar told Sabahi.
On Sunday, the ministry sent text messages to citizens' mobile phones, asking parents to take advantage of the vaccination opportunity.
Polio is a viral infection that causes paralysis and motor weakness. While there is no cure for those who become infected with the disease, the vaccination can prevent infection.
Last year, more than half a million children were vaccinated against polio in Somaliland (http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2012/07/10/feature-02) in an exercise carried out by the same organisations.

http://sabahionline.com/en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/03/12/newsbrief-06

Somalia: New Plan to Ensure Universal Healthcare in Somalia

Nairobi — Every Somali citizen will have access to basic healthcare by 2016 if a new, government-led strategic plan achieves its aims.

The launch on 21 March of new Health Sector Strategic Plans (HSSPs)
for Somalia's three zones - south-central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland -
indicates a move away from the emergency-level health provision that has been the norm in the country for over 20 years and towards more mainstream, national health systems.

"The strategic planning process leading to this result is a clear indication of the beginning of a new time,
a time of good governance and re-building of systems," Mariam Qasim, Somalia's Minister for of Human Development and Public Services
, said at the launch, adding that the implementation of the plan would be a "litmus test" of the government's ability to provide services to its population.

Somalia has some of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world,
and thousands of infants and children succumb annually to easily preventable and treatable conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malnutrition and measles.

Starting anew

The country's health system was virtually destroyed by more than 20 years of conflict
, during which time there was no legitimate government; during the war, NGOs, the UN and private sector practitioners managed healthcare.

"The major change is government ownership of the HSSP," said Marina Madeo, the coordinator of the Somali health sector.
"By 2016, we hope that in every part of the country, health centres will be equipped with drugs, equipment and health workers."

She noted that for now, as the government continued to build its ability to handle healthcare,
large parallel health programmes such as immunization would continue to be handled by UN agencies.
The government and its partners will also seek public-private partnerships with the country's vibrant private health sector.

The HSSPs are expected to make improvements to health financing, human resources for health,
drugs and the country's health infrastructure, among other things.
The four-year strategies are expected to cost US$350 million,
70 to 75 percent of which will be spent on actual health services.
Some $50 million has already been raised; key donors include the Australian, UK and US governments.

Marthe Everard, UN World Health Organization representative for Somalia, stressed that
"all national and international investments in the health sector should be guided by these plans,
which provide the basis for cooperation, harmonization and alignment of all support to the Somali health sector".

Security

Although much of Somalia is now secure, Islamist insurgents still control parts of south-central Somalia.
Qasim said she hoped security would continue to improve, and that in the interim "there are always ways"
to work in Al-Shabab-controlled areas.

"We can't wait for everything to be in place [to] secure to start working," said Madeo.

Very lofty idea, Somalia doesn't have the money. But I give them credit for trying. First they should work on lowering the infant mortality rate.

Somalia: New Plan to Ensure Universal Healthcare in Somalia

Nairobi — Every Somali citizen will have access to basic healthcare by 2016 if a new, government-led strategic plan achieves its aims.

The launch on 21 March of new Health Sector Strategic Plans (HSSPs)
for Somalia's three zones - south-central Somalia, Puntland and Somaliland -
indicates a move away from the emergency-level health provision that has been the norm in the country for over 20 years and towards more mainstream, national health systems.

"The strategic planning process leading to this result is a clear indication of the beginning of a new time,
a time of good governance and re-building of systems," Mariam Qasim, Somalia's Minister for of Human Development and Public Services
, said at the launch, adding that the implementation of the plan would be a "litmus test" of the government's ability to provide services to its population.

Somalia has some of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world,
and thousands of infants and children succumb annually to easily preventable and treatable conditions such as pneumonia, diarrhoea, malnutrition and measles.

Starting anew

The country's health system was virtually destroyed by more than 20 years of conflict
, during which time there was no legitimate government; during the war, NGOs, the UN and private sector practitioners managed healthcare.

"The major change is government ownership of the HSSP," said Marina Madeo, the coordinator of the Somali health sector.
"By 2016, we hope that in every part of the country, health centres will be equipped with drugs, equipment and health workers."

She noted that for now, as the government continued to build its ability to handle healthcare,
large parallel health programmes such as immunization would continue to be handled by UN agencies.
The government and its partners will also seek public-private partnerships with the country's vibrant private health sector.

The HSSPs are expected to make improvements to health financing, human resources for health,
drugs and the country's health infrastructure, among other things.
The four-year strategies are expected to cost US$350 million,
70 to 75 percent of which will be spent on actual health services.
Some $50 million has already been raised; key donors include the Australian, UK and US governments.

Marthe Everard, UN World Health Organization representative for Somalia, stressed that
"all national and international investments in the health sector should be guided by these plans,
which provide the basis for cooperation, harmonization and alignment of all support to the Somali health sector".

Security

Although much of Somalia is now secure, Islamist insurgents still control parts of south-central Somalia.
Qasim said she hoped security would continue to improve, and that in the interim "there are always ways"
to work in Al-Shabab-controlled areas.

"We can't wait for everything to be in place [to] secure to start working," said Madeo.

Interesting, can you please provide the source for this article, the only thing i dislike about it is foreigners controlling our Health Sector, this should be done by the government.

Interesting, can you please provide the source for this article, the only thing i dislike about it is foreigners controlling our Health Sector, this should be done by the government.


http://www.irinnews.org/Report/97709/New-plan-to-ensure-universal-healthcare-in-Somalia

Interesting, can you please provide the source for this article, the only thing i dislike about it is foreigners controlling our Health Sector, this should be done by the government.

Foreigners already "control" it since the vast majority of the health spending is financed via the UN, NGOs, and other partnerships. As long as Somalia is in it's current state I don't think we have much of a choice. The best that can be done is rebuilding the infrastructure to the point that it can be done without help.

Foreigners already "control" it since the vast majority of the health spending is financed via the UN, NGOs, and other partnerships. As long as Somalia is in it's current state I don't think we have much of a choice. The best that can be done is rebuilding the infrastructure to the point that it can be done without help.

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Foreign organisations surveying Marka Hospital

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Somalia: Five-in-one vaccine launched in Somalia for the first time

By Abdalle Ahmed

(RBC) The President of Somalia Federal Government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has officially launched a new five-in-one-vaccine against several potentially fatal childhood diseases on Wednesday, which could save thousands of lives.

“Vaccination is one of the biggest care given to children and our children need best care like those in the world.” President Mohamud said during the opening of the new vaccine campaign in Mogadishu.

“Under the six pillar policy, my government prioritizes improving the health care of the mothers and children.” he added.

A statement from GAVI Alliance which is a public-private partnership said that from today, Somali children will receive the pentavalent vaccine, a combination of five vaccines in one against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) – the bacteria that cause meningitis, pneumonia and other illnesses, all of which are highly prevalent. The vaccine will be part of Somalia’s routine immunisation programme.

More than 1.3 million doses of pentavalent vaccine have been provided to Somalia for 2013 and will be used to immunise children under one year of age. Pentavalent vaccines will be delivered to the 425,000 child born each year in Somalia through existing health structures as well as community health workers at district level. Each child will require three doses of the vaccine.

The launch of the new vaccine takes place in Mogadishu, Garowe (Puntland) and Hargeisa (Somaliland) and will be attended by government leaders and representatives from the GAVI Alliance, UNICEF and WHO.

“Somalia has one of the lowest immunisation rates in the world,” said Dr Seth Berkley, CEO of the GAVI Alliance. “The country’s health system has been destroyed after more than 20 years of conflict and thousands of children are not protected against killer diseases.

This situation is unacceptable – every child deserves to be protected – and that’s why GAVI and its donors have committed substantial funding to Somalia until 2016.”

The launch of the vaccine is being accompanied by an outreach campaign to make parents aware of the importance of the new vaccine which replaces the DTP vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough). A recent household survey carried out by UNICEF and the relevant Ministries, found only 7% of children in Puntland and 11% of children in Somaliland had received the required three doses of DTP by their first birthday.

“It is crucial that this vaccine reaches every Somali child in the country,” said Sikander Khan, UNICEF Somalia Representative. “We urge all parents, community, traditional and religious leaders to participate in the immunisation activity, to ensure all children of Somalia can benefit from the protection offered.”

Continued conflict in Somalia has resulted in the country having child and maternal mortality rates among the highest in the world; one in every five Somali children dies before their fifth birthday.

The introduction of pentavalent vaccine means that for the first time Somali children will be protected against one of the causes of pneumonia, which is one of the leading causes of child deaths. It is the first time in 35 years that children in Somalia are being offered a vaccination that protects them against additional diseases apart from diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, measles, polio and tuberculosis which they already receive.

“Both Hib and hepatitis B are of public health importance,” said Dr Marthe Everard, World Health Organization Representative in Somalia.

“There is little data on the epidemiologic burden of hepatitis B and Hib disease, or on the burden of diseases from meningitis or pneumonia, but data from neighbouring countries and the developing world indicate that Hib is a leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis and an important cause of severe pneumonia.”

Somalia is the 71st GAVI-eligible country to introduce the pentavalent vaccine – others include Afghanistan, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, East Timor, Pakistan and Yemen. By the end of 2014, all 73 GAVI-eligible countries will have introduced it.

The launch of the five-in-one pentavalent vaccine in Somalia takes place on the eve of the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi, co-hosted by His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi; Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General. In partnership with GAVI, the Summit will celebrate progress in immunising children against polio and other life-threatening diseases.

The launch coincides with World Immunization Week as well as the African Vaccination Week. During this week, UNICEF and WHO will conduct a nationwide polio immunisation campaign in Somalia to protect children from life-long paralysis caused by the disease.
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Madaxweyne Faroole oo Daahfuray Talaal Cusub oo ay soo kordhisay Wasaarada Caafimaadka Puntland (Sawirro).

Garoowe (RBC RADio) Madaxweynaha Puntland iyo Xubno ka tirsan 2da gole ayaa Maanta ka qayb galay Daahfurka Talaalka Cusub oo uu ka mid yahay Cagaarshowga waxaana Talaalka leysugu soo aruurshay 5 Talaal iyadoo mid ka mid ah Shantaasi uu isgu jiro ilaa Sadac Talaal taasoo ka dhigeysa in Caruurta Puntland lasiiyo in ku dhow 8Talaal Xafladan oo ka dhacday xarunta Wasaarada ee Garoowe ayna kasoo qayb galeen madax kala duwan Waxaa lagu soo bandhigay Dadaalka in mudo ahba loogu jiray in Talaalo cusub lasoo kordhiyo si Caruurta Soomaliyeed looga badbaadiyo Xanuunada ay la liitaan.

Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaarada Caafimaadka Puntland C/risaaq Xirsi Xasan oo Madasha ka hadlay wuxuu sheegay in waqti dheer iyo dadaal aan laga daalin wasaaradu u gashay in ay tiro iyo Tayoba kusoo kordhiso Talaalka Caruurta sidaa darteedna Maanta loofadhiyo gurashada Mirihii mudo la abuurayay, Agaasimuhu wuxuu sheegay in Wasaaradu ay u hirgaleen waxyaabo badan qorshaha 5ta sano ee soo socota ay ka mid tahay, ka hortaga Dawooyinka dhacay, sugida istiraatiijiyada Caafimaadka Dalka, u gargaarida Dadka reermiyiga ah, Ilaalinta Fayadhawrka, iyo qodobo kale Wuxuuna sheegay Agaasimuhu In Shaqaalaha iyo masuuliyiinta Wasaarada oo isku duuban ay si wadajir ah ugu mahadnaqayaan Hay;adaha ka qayb qaatay Hirgelinta Barnaamijkan.

Wasiirka Wasaarada Caafimaadka PUntland Dr Cali C/laahi Warsame oo kulanka ka hadlay wuxuu Bushada ka codsaday in sida loogu talagalay ay Talaalkan uga faa’iideystaan oo aysan shaki ka qaadin, wasiirku wuxuu xusay in Cudurka Cagaarshowga oo kale ay dad badan ku dhibanyihiin oo ay la liitaan sidaa darteedna hada Caruurta Jirta Yaraanta looga cirib tiri doono si aysan weynaantooda ugu dhibtoon, mudane Cali wuxuu sheegay in Wasaarada Caafimaadka wax qabadkeeda muuqda yuu yahay oo qura Talaabo kaliya oo horay loo qaaday laakiin wax badan ay harsanyihiin, dadkana looga baahanyahay in ay dhankooda qaaraan dhinac ka dhinac ah ku taageeraan Wasaarada si caafimaadka guul looga Gaaro.

Madaxweynaha Puntland oo Daahfuray Barnaamijkan wuxuu sheegay in Goboladan waagii nabada ay aad uga liiteen arimaha Caafimaadka oo Qofkii Malaria ay qabato Dhiigiisa laga soo baari jiray Muqdisho oo qofkaas intii uu jidka kusii jiro uu sii dhiman jiray iyadoo la awoodi karay in Deegaanka loo yeelo Goobo Caafimaad Dhibaatooyinkaasi waxay soo jiraanba hada dalka oo idil dhanka Caafimaadka Puntland ayaa lagaga dayanayaa taana waa mahad alle ayuu yiri Mudane Faroole.

Dr Faroole Wuxuu si gaar ah ugu Mahadcelshay Hay’adaha UNICEF, GIVA,WHO oo barnaamijkan kaalin ka qaatay wuxuuna sheegay in Barnaamijkani oo wada jir looga faa’iideystaa ay tahay Fursad qaali ah oo Ubadka iyo hooyooyinka dhaqmaadka ah usoo hoyatay, Madaxweynuhu wuxuu dad hawlkar ah ku tilmaamay Shaqaalaha iyo Masuuliyiinta Dowlada wuxuuna sheegay meesha ugu horeysa ee uu taageero in ay tahay Wasaarada Caafimaadka maadaama ay ka shaqeyso Hawlo daruuri u ah dalka iyo dadka.

Madaxweyne C/raxmaan Faroole ayaa ugu dambayn siiyay min 2 dhibcood oo Talaal ah Wiil iyo gabar aad u yar yar waxaana si toos ah loo daahfuray Barnaamijkan oo Guud ahaan ka bilaaban doona isla maanta Magaalooyinka Puntland hoos yimaada iyadoo mudo 7aad ah uu Barnaamijkani socon doono sida ay Madaxda Wasaraadu goobta ka xuseen.


Garoowe (RBC) Madaxweynaha Puntland iyo Xubno ka tirsan 2da gole ayaa Maanta ka qayb galay Daahfurka Talaalka Cusub oo uu ka mid yahay Cagaarshowga waxaana Talaalka leysugu soo aruurshay 5 Talaal iyadoo mid ka mid ah Shantaasi uu isgu jiro ilaa Sadac Talaal taasoo ka dhigeysa in Caruurta Puntland lasiiyo in ku dhow 8 Talaal

Xafladan oo ka dhacday xarunta Wasaarada ee Garoowe ayna kasoo qayb galeen madax kala duwan Waxaa lagu soo bandhigay Dadaalka in mudo ahba loogu jiray in Talaalo cusub lasoo kordhiyo si Caruurta Soomaliyeed looga badbaadiyo Xanuunada ay la liitaan.

Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaarada Caafimaadka Puntland C/risaaq Xirsi Xasan oo Madasha ka hadlay wuxuu sheegay in waqti dheer iyo dadaal aan laga daalin wasaaradu u gashay in ay tiro iyo Tayoba kusoo kordhiso Talaalka Caruurta sidaa darteedna Maanta loofadhiyo gurashada Mirihii mudo la abuurayay, Agaasimuhu wuxuu sheegay in Wasaaradu ay u hirgaleen waxyaabo badan qorshaha 5ta sano ee soo socota ay ka mid tahay, ka hortaga Dawooyinka dhacay, sugida istiraatiijiyada Caafimaadka Dalka, u gargaarida Dadka reermiyiga ah, Ilaalinta Fayadhawrka, iyo qodobo kale

Wuxuuna sheegay Agaasimuhu In Shaqaalaha iyo masuuliyiinta Wasaarada oo isku duuban ay si wadajir ah ugu mahadnaqayaan Hay;adaha ka qayb qaatay Hirgelinta Barnaamijkan.

Wasiirka Wasaarada Caafimaadka PUntland Dr Cali C/laahi Warsame oo kulanka ka hadlay wuxuu Bushada ka codsaday in sida loogu talagalay ay Talaalkan uga faa’iideystaan oo aysan shaki ka qaadin, wasiirku wuxuu xusay in Cudurka Cagaarshowga oo kale ay dad badan ku dhibanyihiin oo ay la liitaan sidaa darteedna hada Caruurta Jirta

Yaraanta looga cirib tiri doono si aysan weynaantooda ugu dhibtoon, mudane Cali wuxuu sheegay in Wasaarada Caafimaadka wax qabadkeeda muuqda yuu yahay oo qura Talaabo kaliya oo horay loo qaaday laakiin wax badan ay harsanyihiin, dadkana looga baahanyahay in ay dhankooda qaaraan dhinac ka dhinac ah ku taageeraan Wasaarada si caafimaadka guul looga Gaaro.

Madaxweynaha Puntland oo Daahfuray Barnaamijkan wuxuu sheegay in Goboladan waagii nabada ay aad uga liiteen arimaha Caafimaadka oo Qofkii Malaria ay qabato Dhiigiisa laga soo baari jiray Muqdisho oo qofkaas intii uu jidka kusii jiro uu sii dhiman jiray iyadoo la awoodi karay in Deegaanka loo yeelo Goobo Caafimaad Dhibaatooyinkaasi waxay soo jiraanba hada dalka oo idil dhanka Caafimaadka Puntland ayaa lagaga dayanayaa taana waa mahad alle ayuu yiri Mudane Faroole.

Dr Faroole Wuxuu si gaar ah ugu Mahadcelshay Hay’adaha UNICEF, GIVA,WHO oo barnaamijkan kaalin ka qaatay wuxuuna sheegay in Barnaamijkani oo wada jir looga faa’iideystaa ay tahay Fursad qaali ah oo Ubadka iyo hooyooyinka dhaqmaadka ah usoo hoyatay, Madaxweynuhu wuxuu dad hawlkar ah ku tilmaamay Shaqaalaha iyo Masuuliyiinta Dowlada wuxuuna sheegay meesha ugu horeysa ee uu taageero in ay tahay Wasaarada Caafimaadka maadaama ay ka shaqeyso Hawlo daruuri u ah dalka iyo dadka.

Madaxweyne C/raxmaan Faroole ayaa ugu dambayn siiyay min 2 dhibcood oo Talaal ah Wiil iyo gabar aad u yar yar waxaana si toos ah loo daahfuray Barnaamijkan oo Guud ahaan ka bilaaban doona isla maanta Magaalooyinka Puntland hoos yimaada iyadoo mudo 7aad ah uu Barnaamijkani socon doono sida ay Madaxda Wasaraadu goobta ka xuseen.

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There's two reports with 2 links.

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