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Press release

25 January 2023

Somalia launches campaign to vaccinate one million people against cholera

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Seven month old Fardowsa is being examined for malnutrition.

News note

13 September 2022

UNICEF Geneva Palais briefing note on rising severe acute malnutrition for children in Somalia

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USAID/Somalia Mission Director Jeffrey N. Bakken and UNICEF Somalia Country Representative Wafaa Saeed signed an agreement for a USAID contribution towards an Emergency Education Drought Response Program.

Press release

11 September 2022

USAID Contributes $1.5 Million to UNICEF to Respond to the Impact of the Drought on Somali Children’s Education

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A vaccinator prepares a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during a UNICEF-supported mobile vaccination campaign in Borama, Somaliland.

Press release

28 August 2022

Somalia receives 1.6 million J&J COVID-19 vaccine doses from Sweden and the Czech Republic

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A mother breastfeeds her baby at Dolow Health Centre.

Press release

01 August 2022

Government of Somalia, UNICEF and WHO mark World Breastfeeding Week with a call to step up breastfeeding-friendly environments for mothers and babies

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Press release

19 July 2022

Germany contributes US$5 million to Somalia to improve vaccination infrastructure in rural and hard-to-reach areas

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