Somalia


WHO conducts measles surveillance workshop in Hargeisa

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13 June 2017 - The World Health Organization completed a 3-day training workshop for public health officials and clinicians to introduce case-based surveillance for measles in Somaliland. The workshop aimed to educate health professionals on how to detect and investigate suspected measles cases, how to collect, transport and test blood specimens, and how to plan interventions to control measles outbreaks.

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Key health-related statistics

Total population (000s)12 316
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) 732
Total life expectancy at birth (years) 55

Source: Country statistical profiles 2016

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