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WHO Somalia
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Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization country office in #Somalia
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http://www.emro.who.int/countries/som 11-02-2013 08:35:05
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Why is sharing knowledge about #HandHygiene is important?
Because it helps stop the spread of harmful germs in healthcare.
#WorldHandHygieneDay2024
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Hand washing is essential to protecting yourself & others from many diseases.
Yet, millions worldwide lack soap & water at home.
On Sunday's World #HandHygiene Day, join World Health Organization (WHO) in spreading the message: Clean hands save lives!
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Today on #InternationalDayoftheMidwife , we salute the resilience & dedication of the Somali midwives! They provide crucial care amidst displacement & disaster, ensuring mothers & babies have support even in the toughest times. Read more: tinyurl.com/y3s8aycm
#MidwivesSaveLives
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Today is #WorldHandHygieneDay & each year the 'SAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands' campaign aims to progress the goal of maintaining a global profile on the importance of hand hygiene in health care
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1.4 million vials of the oral #cholera vaccine are being delivered across #Somalia to save lives. The number of reported cholera cases in 2024 is 3x higher than reported in the last 3 years during the same period. #VaccinesWork UN in Somalia WHO Somalia
![UNICEF Somalia (@unicefsomalia) on Twitter photo 2024-05-01 11:35:43 1.4 million vials of the oral #cholera vaccine are being delivered across #Somalia to save lives. The number of reported cholera cases in 2024 is 3x higher than reported in the last 3 years during the same period. #VaccinesWork @UNinSomalia @WHOSom 1.4 million vials of the oral #cholera vaccine are being delivered across #Somalia to save lives. The number of reported cholera cases in 2024 is 3x higher than reported in the last 3 years during the same period. #VaccinesWork @UNinSomalia @WHOSom](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GMePWOdWYAAdlkU.jpg)
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Somalia marks #WorldImmunizationWeek with a call to accelerate efforts to reach every child with essential, life-saving immunizations
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#DYK after the devastating floods in late 2023, cholera resurfaced in regions of #Somalia that had not seen a single case in over 2 years❓
WHO Somalia & partners aim to vaccinate 1.4M people against cholera which will protect people also beyond the Gu rains.
#WorldImmunizationWeek
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For the last three decades, the resilient and robust polio programme has been strengthening assets and health systems in fragile contexts in the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, to create a conducive environment to reach #everylastchild with polio and other vaccines.
#EndPolio
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While marking #WorldImmunizationWeek this year, Ministry of Health- Somalia, WHO Somalia and #UNICEF have jointly urged partners and donors to accelerate immunization efforts to reach every child in Somalia. UN in Somalia Gates Foundation Save the Children in Somalia Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance #HumanlyPossible
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#PhotoOfTheWeek 📸 - Women's inclusion and representation is vital for the media - the United Nations supports efforts to have more #women work in the #Somali media sector, including in leadership roles.
Shown here, a journalist from Bilan Media, backed by United NationsDPSomalia, and #Somali a's…
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The media plays a critical role in shaping public health narratives. Ministry of Health- Somalia working with #UNICEF & WHO Somalia, held a two-day media orientation workshop on immunization for thirty journalists, empowering reporters with accurate information on immunization. #WIW2024
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Somalia managed to reduce the prevalence rate of malaria from 20.1% in 2015 to 4.1% in 2023 in the most affected areas by adopting an integrated disease response.
#WorldMalariaDay
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