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The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has handed over medical equipment to a health facility operated by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu.
The health facility located within the AMISOM Halane Base…
Halima’s Story: With water, life is better
In Somalia, the majority of the population relies on agriculture and grazing for their livelihoods. However, successive seasons of poor rainfall have caused prolonged droughts, and series of poor harvest and animal deaths. This hashad…
Somalia urged to vaccinate children against polio
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The UN’s World Health Organization and UNICEF have called on Somalia to vaccinate children against polio while already 15 children have been infected with the polioviruses.
The polio vaccination campaign runs from…
An Intelligent Approach to Mental Health
by Junaid Nabi-BOSTON – A few years ago, toward the end of his life, my father battled severe depression. As a physician and professor, he did not lack access to mental-health care. But he had grown up in a society that stigmatized mental…
Somalia: 35 hospitalized after eating poisonous UN Food-Aid
MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least 35 people, including women and children have been admitted in hospital in Somali capital, Mogadishu after eating suspected poisonous UN food-aid porridge.
The alleged poisoning took place at camps in Kahda…
What is Autism spectrum disorders
ASD refers to a range of conditions characterised by some degree of impaired social behaviour, communication and language, and a narrow range of interests and activities that are both unique to the individual and carried out repetitively. …
Ending the Mental Health Stigma
by Bernard J. Tyson-OAKLAND – The world faces an epidemic of mental health problems that cuts across borders, economies, and cultures and carries a stigma that leaves people suffering in silence. Tackling the problem requires political,…
Jointly promote a healthy, steady China-U.S. relationship
By Zhong Sheng--China and the United States, as two major influential countries, should shoulder important responsibilities in promoting world peace and prosperity, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a working dinner with his U.S.…
Somalia:Infant in danger
Somalia, in East Africa, is among the least developed nations listed in the 2012 Human Development Index. Although it came out of anarchy and civil war in 1990, its state of health is still poor. The country recently adopted a federal…
The Keys to Universal Health Coverage
by Jakaya Kikwete--DAR ES SALAAM – It has been three years since world leaders committed to one of the boldest goals ever set in global public health: achieving universal health coverage by 2030. Achieving this objective will mean that…
Need medicine late at night? China’s 24/7 online pharmacies offer new model
Mareeg.com-Internet Plus has completely revolutionized Chinese people’s lives. Following in the footsteps of cab hailing and food delivery services, around-the-clock online pharmacies offer a new drug ordering and delivery model in China.…
Documentary on Chinese medical aid to Africa causes sensation
By Wang Hailin from People’s Daily-Border for Doctors, a four-episode TV documentary on China's medical aid to Africa in the past 55 years made a splash after being broadcast on August 19, the first Medical Workers' Day of China.
The…