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Official Twitter account of the World Health Organization country office in #Somalia. #HealthForAll.

[WHO Somalia @WHOSom]

Meetings with the minister of @MoH_Somalia @DrAliHajiadam, partners, frontline health workers, & @WHOSom’s teams reinforced a shared commitment to ending polio, expanding immunization, and reaching 700,000 missed children. #EndPolio #VaccinesWork

[WHO Somalia @WHOSom]

This week, Dr @jGuudle, @WHOEMRO Director for Polio Eradication and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, visited Somalia to strengthen partnerships and accelerate efforts to reach every child with lifesaving vaccines.

[Jamal Ahmed Guudle @jGuudle]

Our teams and frontline health workers in #Somalia are at the heart of our efforts to strengthen immunization services and #EndPolio.

I was deeply moved to hear firsthand about their extraordinary work to reach children and communities, often in the face of recurrent drought, insecurity and multiple emergencies. They are the bridge between health services and the people who need them most.

To each of you: thank you. Your courage, dedication and resilience do not go unnoticed.

@WHOSom

[Jamal Ahmed Guudle @jGuudle]

It was an honour to meet H.E. @DrAliHajiadam Minister of Health of Somalia, alongside Dr Mohammed Ali Kamil, Acting Country Representative of @WHOSom.

Together, we reaffirmed our shared commitment to reach every child in Somalia — including the 700,000 children who are still being missed — with polio vaccines and other essential health services.

With continued leadership, partnership and community engagement, we can accelerate progress towards a polio-free Somalia.

@MoH_Somalia

#EndPolio

[UNTMIS @UNTMIS_]

𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 📸 – Maternal and newborn health remains a priority in Somalia, where access to skilled care, emergency services and nutrition can make a life-saving difference for mothers and babies.

Through @UNICEFSomalia and @WHOSom, the @UN supports efforts to strengthen these essential services, helping build healthier families and communities.

Shown here, advanced monitoring equipment and neonatal warmers ensure that babies receive specialized care at Garowe General Hospital.

[WHO Somalia @WHOSom]

1.88M children in Somalia face acute malnutrition, putting their health at risk. With @OCHAFunds & Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) Partners, WHO is delivering mobile health care and nutrition screening to drought-affected communities. @IPCInfo, @WHOEMRO, @MoH_Somalia

[EndPolioNow @EndPolioNow]

In Somalia, health teams stopped leading with the vaccine and began to lead by listening with social mobilizers who built trust. Then, the vaccination followed. Trust, it turned out, was the hardest and most important thing to deliver. #EndPolio

[UN in Somalia @UNinSomalia]

In the month of #April, @UNinSomalia delivered support towards #Somalia's development priorities including training women entrepreneurs, working with teachers on vaccination and providing shelter for the displaced.

For more: 👇

https://t.co/xXwbMjS30Z

[Action Against Hunger, Somalia @ACFsomaliaCD]

Two mothers. One hospital door.
Dahiro never vaccinated her kids, not from refusal, but from not knowing. Nafisa fled drought, then a measles outbreak. One visit changed both families. That's what "one-stop" care actually means. @UNCERF @WHOSom @acfusa

https://t.co/uI4LlpcCey

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

Famine risk confirmed in Burhakaba, Bay region.

Somalia’s Humanitarian Coordinator @GConway_UN calls for urgent and coordinated action now.

The window to prevent the worst is closing.

Act before it is too late.

[Dr Ali Hajiadam Abubakar @DrAliHajiadam]

شاركتُ في أعمال الدورة الـ64 لمجلس وزراء الصحة العرب المنعقدة في مدينة جنيف، على هامش جمعية الصحة العالمية الـ79، حيث ناقشنا سبل تعزيز التعاون الصحي العربي وتطوير الأنظمة الصحية وتعزيز الأمن الصحي الإقليمي

[Ministry of Health- Somalia @MoH_Somalia]

شارك معالي وزير الصحة بجمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية، د. @DrAliHajiadam ، في أعمال الدورة الـ64 لمجلس وزراء الصحة العرب المنعقدة في مدينة جنيف، على هامش جمعية الصحة العالمية الـ79، حيث ناقش الوزراء سبل تعزيز التعاون الصحي العربي وتطوير الأنظمة الصحية وتعزيز الأمن الصحي الإقليمي

[Ministry of Health- Somalia @MoH_Somalia]

H.E. @DrAliHajiadam, Minister of Health of Somalia, and his delegation participated in the opening of the 79th World Health Assembly #WHA79 in Geneva, Switzerland.

[UNFPASomalia @UNFPA_SOMALIA]

Our Rep @jelidje had excellent meetings with @UNHCRSom and @WHOSom ad interim Reps in #Somalia! 🇸🇴
These strategic briefings are part of his onboarding process. They discussed operational challenges, long-term synergy & immediate opportunities for joint actions on the ground. 🇺🇳

[WFP Somalia @WFPSomalia]

🚨 Burhakaba is on the brink of catastrophe. The risk of famine is real, and it is immediate.

Nearly 40% of children under five are acutely malnourished or worse.

This is a race against time. Act now to avert catastrophe❗

[UN Humanitarian @UNOCHA]

🔴 Somalia is confronted with the risk of famine.

In less than a year, the number of people facing extreme levels of hunger has tripled, as communities struggle with worsening shortages and repeated shocks.

Hear the latest from the ground 👇

[OCHA Somalia @OCHASom]

🚨 Somalia on the brink:

6M people face acute hunger.
1.9M children malnourished.
Famine risk is back.

Time is running out—urgent action is needed now to save lives.

For more, read: https://t.co/Zvypy67Bxx

[WHO Somalia @WHOSom]

Our sincere thanks to the Government of Japan for supporting emergency trauma care in conflict-affected districts. This partnership enhances trauma referral pathways and preparedness for mass casualty incidents, helping ensure timely life-saving care. @JapaninSomalia @MoH_Somalia

[Jamal Ahmed Guudle @jGuudle]

Ending #polio and other vaccine-preventable diseases requires more than vaccines — it requires trust. In #Somalia, madrasa teachers are helping reach children, counter misinformation, and strengthen confidence in immunization.

Partnerships between educators, religious leaders and health workers are key to reaching every child and advancing health security for all.

🔗https://t.co/bnocqx1Eaa

[WHO Polio @WHO_Polio]

Europe’s commitment to a polio-free world is reflected in the @EU_Commission and @EIB support not just for vaccination campaigns but the health systems and communities that make eradication possible.
This #WorldImmunizationWeek, thank you for that vision. #EndPolio