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Press release

29 April 2024

UK, UNICEF and Federal Government of Somalia launch flagship programme to improve health and nutrition for Somali women and children

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Press release

29 April 2024

Somalia marks World Immunization Week with a call to accelerate efforts to reach every child with this essential, lifesaving immunizations

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A child has her finger marked to show that she received a polio vaccine.

Press release

16 April 2024

Somalia’s health minister and partners plan to intensify efforts to end 7-year variant poliovirus outbreak

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Fetching water in an internally displaced persons camp.

Press release

07 April 2024

Global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost fight against cholera

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News note

31 March 2024

Somalia receives 1.4 million vials of oral cholera vaccine

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Press release

08 March 2024

Over 230 million girls and women alive today have been subjected to female genital mutilation — UNICEF

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