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Somalia operational update: Sharp decline in primary health care visits and childhood vaccinations during COVID-19 pandemic as malnutrition and infectious diseases surge
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Nairobi (ICRC)— Primary health care visits and vaccination coverage have sharply declined in Somalia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, raising concerns that diseases such ...
Somalia: Somali Red Crescent remains at the forefront of helping flood victims
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Heavy seasonal rainfall has caused extensive flooding in many parts of the country. River banks broke in the Balcad and Marka districts causing ...
Ensuring dignity of the deceased and their families during COVID-19
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A surge in deaths from COVID-19 risks putting an extra burden on the health system to handle bodies properly. This risk can be ...
Humanity in armed conflict: Can Islamic laws protect civilians?
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By Ahmed Al-Dawoody With conflicts in so many parts of the Muslim world, the Islamic law of war is indispensable for the protection ...
Somalia: Newly rehabilitated clinic up and running in Afgoye
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After five months of reconstruction, a clinic in Afgoye town has been completed and handed over to the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS). ...
Somaliland: A phone call restores hope amid Covid-19 pandemic
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The coronavirus crisis has affected the daily lives of millions of people. Yet, thousands of families separated and dispersed by conflict, violence, migration ...
The 18th ICRC essay competition for East African universities
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Question “In recent years, States have had to confront a threat emanating from individuals and non-State armed groups that resort to acts of ...
