Vaccination

Somalia receives 300,000 doses of COVID vaccine

Somalia on Monday received its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, destined for frontline workers and those most at risk from COVID-19, the government said in a statement.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO worried about cholera spike in south Somalia

(AP) — The World Health Organization says it is concerned about an increasing number of cholera cases in a southern Somali town controlled by militants.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Africa celebrates one year without polio: UN

Africa has marked one year since the last case of recorded polio, with the United Nations celebrating Wednesday a key step towards eradicating the disease.

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