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Communicable disease outbreaks remain a major public health threat in Somalia. Nearly 5.5 million people are at risk of acquiring cholera, of whom more than half are women and children below 5 years of age.

Communicable disease outbreaks remain a major public health threat in Somalia. Nearly 5.5 million people are at risk of acquiring cholera, of whom more than half are women and children below 5 years of age.

"The aid grant will help us strengthen coordination with the ministry of health and step up emergency health and epidemic disease surveillance to reduce morbidity and mortality attributed to epidemic-prone diseases," Popal added.

WHO secures 2 mln USD to boost health interventions in Somalia

The UN health agency early this year reported a funding gap estimated at 4 million dollars required to maintain its life-saving response to outbreaks, drought, and malnutrition in Somalia.

Photo taken on March 19, 2017 shows a little girl waiting to get water at an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

The grant will also support the procurement and prepositioning of essential supplies and life-saving medicines in all high-risk areas across Somalia.

Photo taken on March 19, 2017 shows a little girl waiting to get water at an Internal Displaced Person (IDP) camp in Doolow, a border town with Ethiopia, Somalia. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo)

WHO Representative in Somalia Ghulam Popal said the risks are開架美白面膜|開架美白面膜推薦 particularly high among displaced people and other vulnerable populations already weakened by poverty and poor nutrition.




"Lack of sufficient resources, coupled with limited access to health services and absence of timely detection and response to disease outbreaks have challenged our efforts to provide lifesaving response and prevent disease outbreaks in the country," Popal said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.

MOGADISHU, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it has received 2 million U.S. dollar grant to support epidemic disease surveillance and emergency primary health care response activities in Somalia.

WHO Representative in Somalia Ghulam Popal said the risks are particularly high among displaced people and other vulnerable populations already weakened by poverty and poor nutrition.

"Lack of sufficient resources, coupled with limited access to health services and absence of timely detection and response to disease outbreaks have challenged our efforts to provide lifesaving response and prevent disease outbreaks in the country," Popal said in a statement issued in Mogadishu.

MOGADISHU, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it has received 2 million U.S. dollar grant to support epidemic disease surveillance and emergency primary health care response activities 美白霜推薦2017|美白產品推薦2017i氨基酸潔顏霜|氨基酸潔顏霜哪裡買n Somalia.

"The aid grant will help us strengthen coordination with the ministry of health and step up emergency health and epidemic disease surveillance to reduce 專櫃隔離霜推薦|專櫃隔離霜推薦2017morbidity and mortality attributed to epidemic-prone diseases," Popal added.

The UN health agency early this year reported a funding gap estimated at 4 million dollars required to maintain its life-saving response to outbreaks, drought, and malnutrition in Somalia.

The grant will also supp深層潔顏膠|深層潔顏膠推薦ort the procurement and prepositioning of essential supplies and life-saving medicines in all high-risk areas across Somalia.
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