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February updates

  • A total of 1 511 people (including 785 children under five years of age and 520 women) received lifesaving health services in two targeted districts; Baidoa and Berdale district of Bay region this month through the funding received from UN-CERF.
  • Cholera cases continue to be reported in Banadir, Hiran and middle Shabelle region. The total cases reported in 2020 are 1781 with 10 deaths.
  • Surveillance data from the Early Warning Alert and Response Network (EWARN) recorded 465 342 consultations in 412 (77%) out of 535 health facilities during the month of February 2020
  • Diseases causing the highest morbidity were acute respiratory infections (31 022 cases) and acute diarrhoea (21 262 cases).
  • In February 2020, cluster of AWD/cholera cases were reported from Jowhar district. 10 stool samples were collected and analysed, of which six were positive for Vibrio cholerae.
  • In February 2020, a total of 312 injuries were reported from Jubbaland, Galmudug, Southwest state and Banadir Region (17 were children under five years of age and 102 were female).

WHO Health Emergencies Programme situation report, February 2020

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Situation report, January 2020

Situation report, December 2019

Situation report, November 2019

Situation report, October 2019

Situation report, September 2019

Situation report, August 2019

Situation report, July 2019

Situation report, June 2019

Situation report, May 2019

Situation report, April 2019

Situation report, March 2019

Key health-related statistics

Total population (000s)12 316
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100 000 live births) 732
Total life expectancy at birth (years) 55.4

Source: Framework for health information systems and core indicators for monitoring health situation and health system performance, 2018

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